Jorge Guzman

Jorge Guzman is the Gantcher Associate Professor of Business at Columbia University's Columbia Business School, within the Management Division. He holds an MBA and PhD from MIT. His research focuses on entrepreneurial ecosystems, inclusive economic development, and the strategic aspects of entrepreneurship. Key areas include high-skilled immigration impacts, regional entrepreneurship dynamics, and the role of corporate law in fostering innovation.

Education: MBA and PhD from MIT.

• MBA (MIT)
• PhD (MIT)

Research Interests:

• Entrepreneurial ecosystems and their geographic distribution
• Policy effects on startup migration and innovation
• Gender disparities in entrepreneurship
• Climate change influences on entrepreneurial behavior

Articles Highlight: Recent work explores partisan influences on entrepreneurship, migration patterns of startups, and the direct effects of corporate law. His Startup Cartography Project measures entrepreneurial ecosystems at granular geographic levels.

Affiliations: Faculty Research Fellow at NBER's Entrepreneurship Working Group, and affiliated with J-PAL. Active in coding projects including Stata-Python interfaces for random forests and text analysis tools.

Teaching: Courses include Entrepreneurial Strategy and Strategy Formulation, emphasizing startup competitive advantage and strategic decision-making.

Lab/Projects: Leads the Startup Cartography Project, a data-driven initiative mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems globally.