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Dr. Cameron Ford is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Founding Director of UCF’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), and Executive Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at UCF. The CEL and Blackstone LaunchPad are campus-wide initiatives that empower students from all academic disciplines with entrepreneurial thinking skills and startup resources. He has established many academic classes and degree programs, experiential learning opportunities, mentoring programs, startup competitions, resource showcases, a student venture incubator, and countless speaker events that connect students to prominent entrepreneurial leaders. Cameron's research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of creativity and entrepreneurship. His prior research describes how novel ideas evolve, gain legitimacy, and attract resources during the new venture emergence process. His research has appeared in over 60 academic papers and has earned over 5000 citations. His research has appeared in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Cameron earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and worked at the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University prior to joining UCF.

Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Research, Higher Education, and 6 others.