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Jacqueline Kirtley studies how strategy in technology evolves within early-stage entrepreneurial firms that develop revolutionary disruptive technologies. She utilizes multi-year longitudinal field studies to examine hard-science startups in energy cleantech, robotics, and medical devices, involving scientists and engineers who found firms supported by public and private organizations during their earliest days. Kirtley is a co-organizer of the Wharton Technology Innovation Conference and has served as a Representative-at-Large for the Knowledge & Innovation Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society. She is also a mentor for the University of Pennsylvania’s Y-Prize Competition. Kirtley earned her Doctorate in Strategy & Innovation from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and holds a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from MIT. She received her MBA with high honors from Boston University. Before her academic career, Kirtley taught science and engineering live demonstrations at the Museum of Science in Boston.
University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
Teaching courses in Management and contributing to research in entrepreneurship and technology.
Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.