Summary
Jonathan Preedom is an assistant professor at LSU’s Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems who combines rigorous PhD-trained research with real-world startup experience to study why investors favor some entrepreneurs and how firms and markets emerge, legitimize, and differentiate. He blends qualitative and quantitative methods across multiple levels of analysis to advance theory on categorization, decision-making, legitimacy, and identity in entrepreneurial resource support. Before academia he founded and ran a healthcare consulting firm and pursued a product startup in the outdoor industry, experiences that inform his teaching, mentorship, and applied research. With an MBA from Penn State and nearly a decade of professional and research experience, he brings practical entrepreneurial grit to scholarly questions about market formation and sustainability.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Clemson University
BA, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, BA, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology at Roanoke College
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Masters Degree in Business, 3.61, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Masters Degree in Business, 3.61 at Penn State University