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Elisa Alvarez-Garrido is an Assistant Professor in the Sonoco International Business Department at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on venture capital financing of innovation, particularly in deep-tech and life sciences sectors such as biotechnology and clinical diagnostics. She explores institutional impacts on investments, including Brexit's effects, and new funding approaches for breakthrough innovations.
Education: Ph.D. in Management from The Wharton School (2010), M.S. from Wharton (2007), and multiple degrees from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, including a JD. She previously taught at Georgia State University.
Research Interests:
- Financing of high-risk, high-reward startups
- International and corporate venture capital dynamics
- Institutional disruption and global innovation
- Biotech and life sciences investments
Awards: Recognized as a finalist for the Haynes Prize and Temple/AIB Best Paper Award. Her work appears in journals like Nature Biotechnology and Strategic Management Journal.
Service: Editorial Board Member for Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and others. Leadership roles in Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society include Executive Committee membership and committee leadership.
Teaching: Courses include International Entrepreneurship and International Innovation, developed at the University of South Carolina.
