Patricia Kavanagh

Visiting Professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale Arizona U.S.A Collaborated on several academic research papers in 2009 and 2011. Published a peer reviewed paper with Professor Robert Hisrich on 'The Relationship between the Quality of the Idea and the Strategic Potential of a new Venture' and wrote a chapter on the 'Celtic Tiger' for 'Governpreneurship' published by in 2013 by Edward Edgar. Worked alongside fellow professors developing global graduate business education programmes and guest lectured on some if not the best global entrepreneurship courses in the world.

Entrepreneurship Lecturer and high level MBA, MSc & Masters in Management Module designer and developer in all area of Entrepreneurship including; Opportunity Recognition, Evaluation and Analysis; Economics of Entrepreneurship; Commercialisation of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research; Preparation of Investor Ready Business Plans for Ireland, Europe, Dubai, China, India, Vietnam and the U.S; Entrepreneurial Management in Ireland; Innovation and Opportunity Recognition in Family owned Business; New Venture Creation and development; SME Repositioning, Growth and Development.

Education

• Ph.D. Business & Law University College Dublin (2004 — 2008)
• Master of Commerce UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (1998 — 2001)

Companies

• Business Process Management Consultant Synvergent Entrepreneurship (2001)
• Senior Entrepreneurship Lecturer University College Dublin (1996)
• MSc Biotechnology and Business Commercialisation Programme Designer, Developer and Lecturer UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (2010 — 2013)
• Visiting Professor of Global Entrepreneurship Thunderbird School of Global Management (2009 — 2011)

Skills

• Leadership
• Management
• Strategic Planning