Kyle Lewis

Lewis’ research on team performance and innovation is published in premier scholarly journals and has received international recognition. She teaches courses in leading people, managing diverse teams, and collaborative innovation. Lewis also has experience in technology ventures as a software engineer, product manager, and technology strategy consultant.

Lewis received her early training at Duke University, where she earned degrees in both Computer Science and Mathematics. Later she attended Carnegie-Mellon University, where she completed her M.S. in Industrial Administration, followed by her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Maryland.

Prior to joining UC Santa Barbara, Lewis was a Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) in the McCombs School of Business, at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Lewis studies how organizations leverage individual and collective knowledge. She examines the performance of teams, especially those teams engaged in knowledge work such as professional services, new product development, science and engineering, and project-based tasks. She has published articles in Management Science, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and

Group Dynamics. Lewis served as a Division Chair in the Academy of Management, Senior Editor for Organization Science and Associate Editor for Management Science.

Lewis has professional experience in technology strategy, designing and implementing information systems, AI product management and human resources management.

Education

• MSIA (MBA) Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (1987 — 1990)
• PhD University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business (1994 — 1999)
• Brussels American School

Companies

• Chair and Professor University of California, Santa Barbara (2014)
• Professor University of Texas at Austin (1999 — 2014)
• Group Manager Greenwich Associates (1992 — 1994)
• Senior Consultant Gartner Group (1990 — 1992)
• Product / Project Manager Carnegie Group Inc. (1987 — 1990)
• Business Analyst American Management Systems (1983 — 1987)

Skills

• Qualitative Research
• Program Evaluation
• Research Design

Other

Public Speaking, Theory, Teaching, Management Consulting, Data Analysis, Leadership Development, Statistics, Research, Higher Education, University Teaching