APPOINTMENTS

• Faculty - Strategy and Entrepreneurial Studies, 1998 - present
• Co-Director of IMAP & Global Projects, 1999 - 2005
• Sam Zell Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Board Member and Executive Committee
• Tauber Manufacturing Institute - Faculty Advisor
• William Davidson Institute - Faculty Member, 2000 - 2004

COURSES

• ES 395: Entrepreneurial Management
• ES 627 : Continuing a Legacy: Leading a Family Business
• CSIB 574: Strategies for Management Consulting
• BA 553: MAP - International
• CSIB 659: Global Projects
• EMAP 640: Executive MBA MAP

• Executive Education Center: Family Business Management

EXPERIENCE

River Rock Group, Managing Partner
A Private Equity Firm

Middleton & Company, President
A Strategy and Management Advisory Firm

RESEARCH AREAS

• Entrepreneurship
  • Private Equity (Buyouts)
  • Global Incubators
  • Business Development
• Strategy and Corporate Governance
• Non-Profit Strategy and Governance
• Acquisitions in High-Tech and Capital-Intensive Industries
• International Market Entry

Article: "STRATEGY: Past, Present, & Future"

Case Studies:

• Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation: Entering a Foreign Culture
• Hawaii Guava and Coffee Company
• Tanaka Consulting Group
• The Great Catalog Company
• Rubadub Car Wash
• Ventura Beach Cafe
• Campus Reports
• Car Dealers, Inc.
• Landmine Survivors' Network
• Intel: International Market Development
• Habitat for Humaity International (in progress)

Primers:

• Call to Action: How to Select and Manage a Non-Profit Board
• Non-Profit Branding and Marketing
• Non-Profit Impact Model: Situation Analysis
• Buyouts: A Practical Approach
• Mapping the Business Landscape

Book: The Wishbone Factor: A Strategy for Achieving Short-Term Success and Long-Term Dominance