Emily Choi

Emily Choi is the Executive Director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship and a Lecturer at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. With a Ph.D. in Management from the University of California, Berkeley, and over a decade of experience as a faculty member at The University of Texas at Dallas, she merges academic rigor with industry expertise to advance entrepreneurship education.

Her career spans founding startups, working at Apple, and transitioning into academia, where she cultivated research and teaching practices. At SMU, she focuses on expanding interdisciplinary entrepreneurship programs, connecting students to startup ecosystems, and addressing modern challenges like AI-driven market disruptions. Key research areas include:

• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Startup Leadership
• Technology Commercialization

Choi mentors 32 students in their entrepreneurial journeys, though no specific advisees are named in the text. Her role emphasizes curriculum innovation, industry partnerships, and fostering academic-industry synergy.