ANDREW FOLEY, CV

Mobile: +16092349687
E-Mail: andrewjfoley89@gmail.com

A photo is not amust. For nearly all

CURRICULUM German
graduate schools the photo plays no role in
the selection of their PhD students.

VITAE
EDUCATION
5/2023 (exp) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cornell University, SC Johnson School of Management
» Field: Management and Organizations
» Minor Fields: Economics and Statistics
GPA: 4.2

4/2018 Master of Business Administration (MBA), Asia School of Business in Collaboration with
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan
» Inaugural ASB fellow
» MIT Sloan Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence (top 5%)
» Bank Negara Malaysia Scholar (Fully-funded)
GPA: 3.9

09/2015 Certificate in Management, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (SIGM)

» Distinguished Merit Scholar (top 10%)
» Coursework in Microeconomics, Game Theory, Financial Accounting, and Entrepreneurship
» Research Topic: “Drawing Inspiration from Grameen: Assessing Behavioral Alternatives to
Traditional Collateral in Financial Transactions”
Advisor: Kathryn Shaw

9/2011-5/2013 Master of Arts, The Johns Hopkins University

» George Peabody Scholar (Full-tuition scholarship)

05/2011 Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College

» French Language and Literature
» Exchange at La Sorbonne – Université de Paris IV
Advisor: Matthew Senior (Department Chair)

05/2011 Bachelor of Music, Oberlin College

» Orchestral Flute Performance
» Oberlin Conservatory Dean’s Talent Grant Recipient
» Exchange at Conservatoire Rayonnement du Region de Paris
Advisor: Michel Debost (Department Chair)
PROJECTS AND
PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed
Nail it, Scale it, Sail it: A Theoretical Framework to Understand When
Entrepreneurs Should Invest in Operational Capabilities (contributor, in-
progress). Co-authored with Charlie Fine (MIT Sloan), Sergei Naumov (MIT
Sloan), and Loredana Padurean (MIT Sloan, Asia School of Business)

The Role of Emotional Regulation in Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from

the Field. With Pablo Egaña del Sol (Asia School of Business, MIT Sloan)

Should We Trust Self-Teported Measures When Conducting Social Program

Evaluations? (in-progress) With Pablo Egaña del Sol (Asia School of Business,
MIT Sloan)

Working Papers
Firms of Endearment: Organizational Imprinting in Business Ecosystems.

Brothers in Arms: Complementor Governance Mode as Precursor and

Prevention to Pivoting in Business Ecosystems

Innovating at the Margins: Causes of and Implications for Brazil’s High Cost of
Capital on Innovation Policy. MIT Industrial Performance Center, Fall 2017
Advised by Richard Lester, Liz Reynolds, and Mike Piore

Book Chapters
Education for Sustainable Development: Entrepreneurship, Socio-Emotional
Skills, and Citizens of the Global Economy. Co-authored with Pablo Egaña del
Sol (MIT Sloan). Published in “Encyclopedia of UN Sustainability Goals”,
August 2018.

Platform Networks and the Future of Energy. Co-Authored with Pablo Egaña del
Sol (MIT Sloan) and Melati Nungsari (Asia School of Business). Published in
“Encyclopedia of UN Sustainability Goals”, July 2018.

The Sharing Economy and the Future of Energy. Co-authored with Pablo Egaña
del Sol (MIT Sloan), Melati Nungsari (Asia School of Business), Sam Flanders
(Asia School of Business). Published in “Encyclopedia of UN Sustainability
Goals”, July 2018

Resilient Communities and Cities: Strategies to Foster Sustainable Development.

Co-authored with Pablo Egaña del Sol (MIT Sloan). Published in “Encyclopedia
of the UN Sustainability Goals” June, 2018

Case Studies
Dinner Lab’s Ever-Expanding Appetite: Operational Challenges to Growth at a
Dining Startup. Authored cast study on a dining club startup detailing how
improper investments in operational capabilities and a poor decision-framework
for new business lines led to its demise amid rapid growth. Published by Asia
School of Business Press, Fall 2018

Skinny Girl Margaritas. Authored case study about the investment decisions that
led Skinny Girl margaritas to be acquired for far less than its fundamental value.
Published by Asia School of Business Press, August 2018.
 CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS
“Firms of Endearment: Organizational Imprinting in Business Ecosystems”
– Invited to present in the OMT division at the AOM 2020 conference,
Vancouver, BC
“Interpreting the PEVC Paradox in Brazil: Preliminary Conclusions and
Research Agenda”, Summer Research Conference, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), July 2017
“Greatness (and Delinquency) Comes from Within: Brazil’s Tripartite of
Corporate Governance and Disclosure, Investor Confidence, and Cost of
Capital,” Summer Research Conference, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), June 2017.

FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan President’s Award for Academic
Excellence
» Awarded to the top 5% of the inaugural class of MIT Sloan’s Asia School of Business

Pre-Doctoral Fellow – MIT Industrial Performance Center (IPC)

» Research fellow for the summer of 2017 at an interdisciplinary research center at MIT focusing
on industrial competitiveness and innovation globally

Research Assistantship at the Asia School of Business in Collaboration with MIT Sloan
(ASB)
» Awarded a Fellowship in 2017-2018 for the Department of Economics

Research Assistantship at the Asia School of Business in Collaboration with MIT Sloan
(ASB)
» Awarded a Fellowship in 2016-2017 for the Department of Management

Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan(ASB)

» Bank Negara Fellow, Full-Tuition and Living Expenses at ASB

Venture for America - Fellow

» Two-year fellowship awarded to top university graduates (10% acceptance) in the US to pursue
entrepreneurial ventures and develop ecosystems in second-tier cities in the US
» 1st-year research (Whitepaper Published in the Silicon Bayou Review): “Ten Years Since
Katrina: Impact of Overly-Aggressive Responses to the Humanitarian Crises on Resource
Constraints Organizational Effectiveness on Louisiana’s Non-Profit Sector”
.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/2017-7/2018 Research Assistant (Economics), Asia School of Business in Collaboration with MIT Sloan

5/2016-8/2017 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Industrial Performance Center (IPC) at MIT Sloan

9/2016-3/2017 Research Assistant (Management), Asia School of Business in Collaboration with MIT Sloan

08/2014-08/2016 Consultant, Ellstrott, Maurer, and Hunnewell LLC (Strategy Consulting)

08/2014-08/2016 Flutist, Cirque du Soleil, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

LANGUAGES
» English (native language)
» French (professional proficiency)

REFERENCES

» Prof. Gautam Ahuja, Eleanora and George Landew

Professor of Management, Cornell - Johnson
Ga337@cornell.edu

» Prof. Wesley Sine, Professor of Management, Cornell -

Johnson
wesley.sine@cornell.edu

» Prof. Charlie Fine, Dean and Professor of

Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
charley@mit.edu

» Prof. Elizabeth Reynolds, Director of the Industrial

Performance Center; Professor of Innovation and
Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
400 Main Street (Building E19-733), Cambridge, MA 02142, 617-452-2054
lbr@mit.edu

» Prof. Loredana Padurean, Associate Dean and

Professor of Management, Asia School of Business
Sasana Kijang, 2, Jalan Dato Onn, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,
loredana@asb.edu.my

» Prof. Renato Lima D’Oliveira, Senior Research

Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (IPC)
400 Main Street (Building E19-733), Cambridge, MA 02142

For more information visit academics.com