SMS Elections 2025

Interest Groups & Communities Candidates

Behavioral Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Daniela Blettner, Simon Fraser University
Cyndi Man Zhang, Singapore Management University

Representative-at-Large

Serhan Kotiloglu, California State University San Marcos
Joon Mahn Lee, Seoul National University
David Maslach, Florida State University
Jisoo Park, Clark University
Inna Smirnova, University of Cincinnati
Kannan Srikanth, The Ohio State University

Competitive Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Sen Chai, McGill University
Jan Ross, University of Groningen

Representative-at-Large

Niloofar Abolfathi, Singapore Management University
Addis G. Birhanu, Emlyon Business School
Saverio Favaron, SKEMA Business School
Carlos Inoue, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hyo Kang, Seoul National University
Joe Ploog, IE University

Cooperative Strategies

Associate Program Chair

Pankaj Kumar, Virginia Tech
Bilgehan Uzunca, ESADE Business School

Representative-at-Large

Akhil Bhardwaj, University of Bath
Christopher Bruno, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Shiv Devarakonda, Nanyang Technological University
Anna Minà, LUMSA University
Louis Mulotte, Tilburg University, NL
Mohammad Nasir Nasiri, University of Amsterdam Business School

Corporate Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Jasmina Chauvin, Georgetown University
Carlos Inoue, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Representative-at-Large

Eze Agha, Keystone Bank
Heejung Byun, Purdue University
Charlotte Ren, University of Pennsylvania
Maria Roche, Harvard Business School
Marco Testoni, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami
Daniel Wilde, Indiana University

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Colleen Cunningham, University of Utah, Eccles School of Business
Vareska van de Vrande, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Representative-at-Large

Vilma Chila, Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam
Aldona Kapacinskaite, INSEAD
Louise Lindbjerg, Aarhus University
Amisha Miller, NYU Stern
Sandeep Pillai, Tulane University
Theodor Vladasel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Diego Zunino, SKEMA Business School

Global Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Surender Munjal, Aston University
Charlie Stevens, Rutgers University

Representative-at-Large

Xuchang Chen, University of Reading
Patricio Duran, University of Richmond
Aurora Genin, Indiana University
Yejee Lee, Auburn University
Dan Prud’homme, Florida International University (FIU)
Noman Shaheer, University of Sydney
Shuo (Luna) Yang, Pennsylvania State University Brandywine

Knowledge & Innovation

Associate Program Chair

George Chondrakis, Esade Business School
Hyo Kang, Seoul National University
Pooyan Khashabi, ESSEC

Representative-at-Large

Lauren Aydinliyim, Baruch College, CUNY
Larisa Cioaca, Tulane University
Charlotte Jacobs, Louisiana State University
Sukhun Kang, UC Santa Barbara
Stijn Kelchtermans, KU Leuven
Saeed Khanagha, VU Amsterdam

Stakeholder Strategy

Associate Program Chair

Kate Odziemkowska, University of Toronto
Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Representative-at-Large

Narae Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Marc J. Mertens, HEC Montréal
François Neville, McMaster University
Stephanie Phipps, Oklahoma State University
Steve Sauerwald, University of Houston
Nader Seyedkalali, Edinburgh Napier University Business School (United Kingdom)
Xiaowen Tan, University of Texas at Dallas
Zhiyan Wu, Zhejiang University

Strategic Human Capital

Associate Program Chair

Federica De Stefano, Saïd Business School (University of Oxford)
Denisa Mindruta, HEC Paris

Representative-at-Large

Miguel Espinosa, Bocconi University
Thorsten Grohsjean, Bocconi University
Kylie Hwang, Northwestern University
Danny Kim, University of Pennsylvania
Caitlin Ray, Cornell University
Eunkwang Seo, Oklahoma State University

Strategic Leadership & Governance

Associate Program Chair

Ryan Krause, University of Iowa
Tessa Recendes, Pennsylvania State University

Representative-at-Large

Federico Aime, Oklahoma State University
Radina R. Blagoeva, University of Georgia
Priyanka Dwivedi, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Jason Ridge, University of Arkansas
G. Alessandra Rizzi, Texas Christian University
Steve Sauerwald, University of Houston
Zhiyan Wu, Zhejiang University
Daniel Zyung, University of Houston

Strategy Practice

Associate Program Chair

Renate Kratochvil, Stockholm School of Economics
Pauline Reinecke, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Representative-at-Large

Simon Altmejd, McGill University, Desautels School of Management
Jackline Chibai, Strathmore University
Maria Andrea De Villa, EAFIT University & University of Michigan-Flint
Hady Farag, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Stefan Meisiek, University of Sydney Business School
Josh Morton, University of Leeds
Thomas Ortner, University of Innsbruck
Winky Wu, University of Oxford

Strategy Process

Associate Program Chair

Lyda Bigelow, University of Utah
Joachim Stonig, University of St.Gallen

Representative-at-Large

Jennifer Alfrey, Mary Kay, Inc. Director/ Adjunct Faculty Sonoran University/ DBA doctoral student – University of Phoenix
Chris Golding, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Luis Martins, University of Texas at Austin
Yalan Wang, Stockholm School of Economics
Heinrich-Jakob Wild, University of St. Gallen
Jacqueline You, University of York

Single-Year Representative-at-Large

Alexander Alexiev, ESSCA School of Management
Michael Leiblein, Ohio State University

Research Methods Community

Associate Program Chair

Joseph Harrison, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Zhiyan Wu, Zhejiang University

Representative-at-Large

Min Jung Kim, Korea University
Seojin Kim, Drexel University
Ben King, Tulane University
Jacqueline ‘Jax’ Kirtley, University of Pennsylvania
Anparasan Mahalingam, Syracuse University
Charlotte Ren, University of Pennsylvania

Teaching Community

Associate Program Chair

Mazi Raz, Ivey Business School, Western University (Canada)
Sabine Reisinger, Johannes Kepler University Linz

Representative-at-Large

Omar Alostaz, A.T. Still University (ATSU)
Frank Butler, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Larry Clay, Marymount University
Julia DeVoy, Boston College
Zahra Jamshidi, University of Calgary
Larissa Marchiori, Pacheco Northeastern University
Alessandro Merendino, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Rahul Sitaraman, Shiv Nadar School
Stephanie Phipps, Oklahoma State University

Global Representative-at-Large

Mohammad Nasir Nasiri, University of Amsterdam Business School
Angélique Voltaire, ESCP Business School Paris
Pavel Zufan, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic