Peggy McDermott

Peggy McDermott is a Senior Lecturer at the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She serves as Coordinator for the Accelerated Master's Engineering/Science + MBA Program, bridging technical and business disciplines. With a Ph.D. in Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering, her career combines academic expertise with industry experience from Fairchild Space Company and Alcatel Network Systems.

• Ph.D. in Management, University at Albany
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Duke University

Her research focuses on strategic management and organizational performance, particularly examining:

• Strategic use of Advanced Practice Providers in medical groups
• Operations management in entrepreneurship
• Impact of organizational competencies on business performance
• Value chain activities and competitive advantage

Recent publications highlight trends in healthcare strategy, entrepreneurial operations, and innovation management. Her work spans empirical studies on firm capabilities, experimental approaches to blended learning in management education, and strategic implications of provider workforce composition.

Notable affiliations and roles include:

• Lally School of Management (Senior Lecturer & Program Coordinator)
• Industry experience in technical marketing and product development
• Researcher in business strategy and healthcare operations