Sean has over 10 years
exper ience teaching
entrepreneurship , creat iv ity ,
des ign, and strategy . Co-
founded a high tech startup
and the Masters in
Entrepreneurship program at
USF. His scholarship has
appeared in top journals with
over 1 ,000 c itat ions. Pr ior to
academia, Sean worked in
start ups , Fortune 500, and US
Army a i rborne and l ight
infantry units .
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
2003 - 2008
Doctor of Phi losophy in Management
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
2000 - 2002
Master of Business Administrat ion
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - 2010 - 2017
Univers ity of South Flor ida
Center for Entrepreneurship
Co-founding faculty of the Univers ity of South F lor ida ’s Masters
of Entrepreneurship and Appl ied Technology program consistent ly
ranked in the top 10 graduate programs by Pr inceton Review and
Entrepreneursh ip Magazine .
Developed highly rated Creat iv ity & Design course for USF MS
Entrepreneurship and MBA programs.
Graduate of Associat ion to Advance Col legiate Schools of
Business (AACSB) Design in Business program.
Successful ly developed and fac i l i tated creat iv ity , des ign, and
strategy projects for Fortune 500, profess ional sports f ranchises ,
and high tech startups as a consultant .
One of the highest rated instructors in the Rawls Col lege of
Business and Muma Col lege of Business . Selected as k ick off
instructor for Execut ive MBA (2016) .
Conceptual ized, developed, and launched Data & Sons, the
wor ld 's f i rst open dataset marketplace.
Sean Lux, Ph.D.
(813) 598-9549
S E A N L U X P h . D .ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYNo Secur ity ClearanceCompensat ion: +$100K
ABOUT
CONTACT
EDUCATION
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
ACHIEVEMENTS
NORWICH UNIVERSITY
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Sc ience in Civ i l Engineer ing
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - 2006 - 2010
Univers ity of South Flor ida
Center for Entrepreneurship
SKILLS
Graduate Business Teaching
Creat iv ity & Design
Program Development
Academic Writ ing & Publ ishing
Business Consult ing
Stat ist ica l Analys is (SPPS, &
Python: Pandas, NumPy)
Web Development (HMTL/CSS)
Computer Programming (Python)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE - 2018 -PRESENT
Texas Tech Univers ity
Area of Management, Rawls Col lege of Business
seanluxphd@gmai l .com
200 22nd Ave
St Petersburg, FL
PEER REVIEWED
INVITED
UNDER REVIEW
S E A N L U X P h . D .SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Lux, S . , Lamont, B.T. , E l l i s , K .M. , Ferr is , G.R. , & Muchira , J .M. (2016) .
Developing and Uti l iz ing E�cient Ties in Entrepreneur ia l Networks in Afr ica .
Afr ican Journal of Management . 2 (1) : 73-92.
Lux, S . (2016) .
Strategic F it to Pol i t ica l Factors and Subsequent Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Coal
Industry 1986-2000.
Business & Society , 55 (1) : 130-147.
Mathias , B. D. , Lux, S . , Crook, T. R. , Autry, C. W. , & Zaretzki , R . (2015) .
Competing Against the Unknown: Enabl ing and Constra in ing inst itut ions and the informal
Economy.
Journal of Bus iness Ethics , 27(2) : 251-264.
Lux, S . Crook, T.R. & Leap, T. (2012) .
Pol i t ica l Act iv ity: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Business Horizons , 55 : 307-312 .
Lux, S . , Crook, T.R. & Woeher, D. J . (2011) .
Mix ing Business with Pol i t ics : A Meta-Analyt ic Review of the Antecedents and Outcomes
of Corporate Pol i t ica l Act iv it ies .
Journal of Management , 37 : 223-247.
Ferr is , G.R. , Treadway, D. , Perrewe, P.L . , Brouer, R.L . , Douglas , C. , & Lux, S . (2007) .
Pol i t ica l Sk i l l s in Organizat ions.
Journal of Management , 33 : 290-320.
Lux, S . , Ferr is , G.R. , Brouer, R.L . , La i rd , M.D. , Summers , J .K . (2008)
A Mult i level Conceptual izat ion of Organizat ional Pol i t ics .
In The Handbook of Organizat ional Behavior . Edited by C.C. Cooper & J . Bar l ing. Sage
Publ icat ions. Newbury Park , CA.
Lux, S . , Gentry, R. , Combs, J .A. , & Crook, T.R.
Corporate Pol i t ica l Act iv ity and Sensit iv i ty to Socia l Attack: The Case of Fami ly
F i rms. Family Business Review
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CONFERENCE BEST PAPERS
Barnett , M. Hoepner, A.G.F. , Lux, S . , & Timofeeva, I . (2012) .
Managing Reputat ion through Col lus ion.
Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Lux, S . (2005) .
Entrepreneur Socia l Competence & Capita l : The Socia l Networks of Pol i t ica l ly Ski l led Entrepreneurs .
Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
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COURSES
S E A N L U X P h . D .TEACHING & SERVICE
MGT 3375 Entrepreneurship: New Value Creat ion (2018 - present)
Introduct ion to entrepreneurship course at Rawls Col lege of Business , Texas Tech
Univers ity . Student learn the entrepreneur ia l process , core concepts , and the path to
va lue and wealth creat ion.
ENT 6126 Strategic Entrepreneurship (2008 - 2017)
One of two capstone c lasses for the Masters of Sc ience in Entrepreneurship and Appl ied
Technology (MS EAT) program. Course focused on strategic analys is of new opportunit ies in
ex ist ing firms. Students del ivered a strategic p lan to c l ient company’s inc luding the Tampa Bay
Rays , Jabi l , and many other Tampa Bay companies . Del ivered course to Execut ive MBA students
(2015-2016) . I created the course and developed a l l onl ine course mater ia ls .
ENT 6930 Creat iv ity & Design (2014 - 2017)
Graduate level introduct ion to creat ive problem solv ing and the des ign process . Students learned
to incorporate exper ience economy concepts in des igning a new customer exper ience for Tampa
Bay c l ient companies . I created this course.
ENT 6016 New Venture Formation (2006-2008, 2014-2017)
Graduate level introduct ion to entrepreneurship. Overv iew course introducing students to bas ic
entrepreneurship terms, concepts , process , and theory.
ENT 6116 Business Plan Development (2008-2014)
One of two capstone c lasses for the MS EAT program. Course focused on business p lanning and
model ing culminat ing in presentat ions to Tampa Bay investors . Select students presented in
univers ity and state student bus iness p lan competit ions.
ENT 6415 Venture Capita l & Pr ivate Equity (2006-2009)
Graduate level course on entrepreneur ia l finance, fundrais ing, va luat ions , and understanding
different types of startup investors .
ENT 6186 Strategic Market Assessment for New Technologies (2006-2008)
Graduate level course on how to evaluate univers ity inte l lectual property for technology
transfer .
MAN 4143 Contemporary Leadership (2005-2006)
F lor ida State Univers ity undergraduate course on leadership pr inc ip les and theory.
MAN 4930 Strategic Management (2004 - 2006)
Flor ida State Univers ity undergraduate bus iness capstone course.
RECENTEVALUATIONS
4.6 out of 5 .0
4 .8 out of 5 .0
4.6 out of 5.0
COLLEGE SERVICE
FACULTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 2010 - 2012
Management Department representat ive on Col lege Dean Search
STUDENT BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION COORDINATOR - 2008 - 2014
Establ ished and ran competit ion inc luding fundrais ing for $25K annual ly in pr izes .
LEAD FACULTY MEMBER, ENTREPRENEURSHIP MASTERS PROGRAM REDESIGN - 2010-2012
Responsib le for MS EAT program curr iculum redesign. Led effort through var ious col lege &
univers ity committees . Efforts led to a lmost a doubl ing of program enrol lment.
4 .8 out of 5 .0
STRATEGY TRACK CHAIR, 2017
Southern Management Associat ion
EVENT COORDINATOR, 2015
Southern Management Associat ion
ASSOCIATE EDITOR, 2013
Socia l Issues in Management
Div is ion, Academy of Management
REVIEWER, 2004 -
Academy of Management
Southern Management Associat ion
S E A N L U X P h . D .PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & EXPERIENCE
EDITORIAL BOARDS
AD HOC REVIEWER
Academy of Management Discover ies (2015 - Present)
Journal of Management (2017 - Present)AFFILIATIONS
Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
Southern Management
Associat ion
Strategic Management Journal , 2017-
Journal of Management, 2014 -
Business & Society, 2014 –
Academy of Management Discover ies , 2015 -
Smal l Bus iness Management Journal , 2009, 2017
Journal of Business Research, 2012 - 2016
Organizat ional Behavior and Human Decis ion Processes , 2015
Academy of Management Journal , 2006-2013
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal , 2012
Entrepreneurship Theory & Pract ice, 2011
STATE SERVICE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DISCIPLINE COORDINATOR
Flor ida State Course
Numbering System
Flor ida Department of
Educat ion, 2009 – 2016
ASSOC. SERVICE
TREASURER
Internat ional Associat ion of
Business & Society, 2013 – 2014
CONFERENCES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CEO & CO-FOUNDER - 2017 - PRESENT
Data & Sons
Tampa, FL
INTERNAL AUDITOR & CONSULTANT - 2003 - 2004
CSX Corporat ion
Jacksonvi l le , FL
MARKETING MANAGER - 2002-2003
DTNet
Tampa, FL
BATTALION ADJUTANT - 1999-2000
1st Batta l ion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Div is ion (L ight)
Schofield Barracks , HI
BATTALION ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER - 1997-1999
1st Batta l ion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Div is ion (L ight)
Schofield Barracks , HI
CHEMICAL OFFICER - 1996-1997
1st Batta l ion, 8th F ie ld Art i l lery, 25th Infantry Div is ion (L ight)
Schofield Barracks , HI
ANTI-ARMOR PLATOON LEADER - 1995-1996
2nd Batta l ion, 505th Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Div is ion
FT Bragg, NC