Karl Vesper

Professor Emeritus of Business Administration at Foster School of Business

Schools

Foster School of Business

Biography

Foster School of Business

Education

PhD Stanford University (1969)
MSME Stanford University (1966)
MBA Harvard University (1960)
BSME Stanford University (1955)

Current Research

Tracking and study of entrepreneurship research and education programs worldwide, Design and evaluation of entrepreneurship cultivation programs, Origins of corporate growth and profit elements.

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1969
Visiting professor at Trinity College, 1989
Endowed professorship, University of Calgary, 1987
Endowed professorship, Babson College, 1981
Endowed professorship, Baylor University, 1980

Honors and Awards

Lifetime Entrepreneur Research Conference Award, 1996
Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, 1989

Academic Service

Chairman of the Management and Organization Department, 1981-1984
Founded the entrepreneurship division of the Academy of Management

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