Dr. Matt Marx

Professor

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Biography

Matt Marx is the Bruce F. Failing, Sr. Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, part of Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. He serves as faculty director of entrepreneurship and is a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, he was an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management and at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. His research primarily concentrates on minimizing commercialization barriers in science and technology. With over a decade of experience as an executive engineer in the startups' speech-recognition industry, he has contributed to achieving a significant combined equity value of $1.4 billion. He has published articles in various scholarly journals including Management Science, Review of Financial Studies, and Science. His work on employee non-compete agreements has significantly influenced policy reforms in several states. His research has attracted media attention from outlets such as The New York Times and BBC. Marx is actively involved in formulating large-scale, open datasets for scientific research, which can be accessed through RelianceOnScience.org. His work is backed by over $2 million in grants, including support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

Research Interests

Courses

Dilemmas Entrepreneurship Foundations Entrepreneurship Research: Theories, Processes, Contexts Technology Strategy

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture