Gideon Markman

Gideon D. Markman is the H. Norman Saurage Jr./Community Coffee Endowed Chair Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems at Louisiana State University. An internationally recognized entrepreneurship scholar, he studies how entrepreneurs and organizations navigate uncertainty as they innovate, build new ventures, and shape strategic change. His recent work examines meaning-driven entrepreneurship, venture creation and exit, organizational legacy, and innovation.

Markman's scholarship begins with important real-world entrepreneurial and organizational challenges. From these challenges, he develops rigorous theory that helps scholars, entrepreneurs, and executives understand how new ideas are evaluated, how ventures and innovations evolve, and how organizations create enduring value. His research has appeared in many of the field's leading journals.

At LSU, Markman teaches corporate entrepreneurship and business model innovation. Through teaching, executive education, and collaborations with industry, he has worked with organizations including Amazon, Medtronic, Make-A-Wish, and Kaiser Permanente. He is committed to developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and scholars through teaching, research, mentorship, and service.

Before joining LSU, Markman served on the faculties of Colorado State University, the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Academy of Management Perspectives and has held visiting appointments at Ghent University (Belgium), Audencia Business School (France), and Reichman University (Israel).