John McVea

John McVea, PhD, researches and teaches in the areas of entrepreneurial strategy and social entrepreneurship.

McVea’s work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing and the Journal of Business Ethics. He has written more than a dozen business case studies focusing on market entry strategy, innovation field studies, cash flow forecasting, challenges of growth and the use of social media.

McVea’s teaching philosophy brings together three approaches: student-centered learning through case discussion, writing across the curriculum and place-based education. These approaches result in highly interactive, discussion-based classroom experiences.

Originally from the North of Ireland, McVea has undergraduate degrees in both engineering and economics from the University of Birmingham, England. He has an MBA and a PhD from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Before returning to academia, McVea spent 12 years working in industry for Dupont, initially in product and market development in the US and ultimately as manager of the textile filament manufacturing operation in the UK. After earning his MBA, he worked for Bain & Co. in Boston as a strategy consultant, advising in fields such as paper manufacturing, oil drilling and private equity acquisition assessment.

EDUCATION

• B.Com., Economics/Engineering, University of Birmingham
• B.Sc., Economics/Engineering, University of Birmingham
• M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
• Ph.D., Entrepreneurial Strategy and Ethics, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business