Matthew Allen

Matt R. Allen is an Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurship Division, Faculty Director for the Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, and Academic Director for the Global Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Project. His expertise is in the effective management of human capital within entrepreneurial environments, especially family enterprises. He teaches entrepreneurship and family entrepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition, Professor Allen has been involved in executive education programs across the world with a special interest in Latin America. In addition to programs in the U.S., he has worked with executive students from Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.

His research interests focus on the performance implications of leadership and effective management in entrepreneurial organizations. His research has appeared in publications such as; Personnel Psychology, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and Strategic Organization.

In addition to working with his father (Ray H. Allen & Associates) as an accountant and consultant to family businesses and other privately held organizations, he has held positions in corporate finance at IBM and Hewlett Packard.

He earned his B.A. from the University of Utah, M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. from Cornell University.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
• MBA, University of Notre Dame
• BA, University of Utah

Academic Interest / Expertise

Entrepreneurship; Family Business

Awards & Honors

• 2019 — Dean Award for Excellence in Teaching - Executive Education and Babson Academy, Babson College
• 2015 — Outstanding Reviewer Award, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• 2014 — Outstanding Reviewer Award, Family Business Review
• 2013 — Outstanding Reviewer Award, Family Business Review