Seung-Hwan Jeong

Seung-Hwan Jeong is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Georgia State University's College of Business. He earned his PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Texas at Austin (2018), an MS in Business Administration (2012), and a BBA in Business Administration (2010) from Korea University.

• Research Interests
• Strategic Management
• Corporate Governance
• Diversity in Organizations
• Family Firms and Founding Families
• Organizational Ambidexterity

His research examines intersections between governance structures, diversity dynamics, and strategic outcomes in family firms and public corporations. Recent publications address multi-found family firm governance (2025), investor reactions to Black CEOs (2023), and strategic nepotism in family business groups (2022).

• Scientific Awards
• Best paper award, Gender & Research Conference (2025)
• Best paper award, Academy of Management (2022)
• Finalist, Sucheta Nadkarni Award (2022)
• Certificate for Outstanding Teaching Performance (2019)
• SMS Outstanding Reviewer Award (2018)
• Finalist, SMS PhD paper prize (2017)