DC Croson is currently a Research Associate Professor in the University of Minnesota’s Research & Innovation office, conducting research on bioventures and the impact of university-generated innovation. He served previously as an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Carlson School of Management, a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at the Broad School of Business at Michigan State University, and a Clinical Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Business Economics at the SMU Cox School of Business in Dallas, TX, as well as a Program Director for Science & Innovation Policy at the US National Science Foundation and a founding Program Director for the NSF Innovations Corps (“I-CORPS”) which supports the development and commercialization of academically-generated innovations. Dr. Croson holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University and two degrees from the Pennsylvania State University.