Tom Vanacker

Research Professor at University of Exeter Business School/Associate Professor at Ghent University

Biography

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Tom Vanacker is Associate Professor at Ghent University, Distinguished Research Professor in Entrepreneurship at University of Exeter Business School, and Research Fellow at Vlerick Business School. He received his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Ghent University. He was also visiting scholar at the Carlson School of Management (University of Minnesota) and the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania).

His research is focused on entrepreneurial finance. More specifically, he explores how entrepreneurs mobilize and deploy resources, especially financial, and how these resources impact venture development. His research has been published in management, entrepreneurship, and finance academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing and Journal of Banking & Finance.

Research

  • Entrepreneurial finance
  • New venture resource acquisition
  • Venture capital
  • Slack resources

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