Dr. Erik Gordon

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Professor Gordon's areas of interest include entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, venture capital, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance activism, IPOs, investment banking, financial services, antitrust, and biomedical industries. He has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School and as Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate Division of Business & Management at Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School. Additionally, he has taught at various medical schools, including the University of Florida, and directed the Center for Technology & Science Commercialization Studies and MBA Programs. He has been quoted in numerous prominent publications such as New York BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Business Insider, and has appeared on Bloomberg Television Radio, CNBC, NBC, CBS, and PBS. His educational background includes degrees in economics and law.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science