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David Choi, Ph.D.

Office: Hilton 267
Phone: 310.338.2344
Email: dchoi@lmu.edu


David Choi


Areas of Expertise

Financing of Entrepreneurial Companies
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Management of High Technology Ventures

Biography

David Choi has been a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University since 2003.  He has focused his teaching and research in the areas of Entrepreneurial Finance, Social Entrepreneurship and Technology Management.  Before arriving at LMU, Choi worked for the Titan Corporation, Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group.  He is an advisor to numerous companies including a hedge fund, biotechnology startsups, and an Asian conglomerate, among others.  Choi serves as the Faculty Chair of the Asian Pacific American Faculty Staff Association and a member of the University Research Committee at LMU. 

Education

• PhD: UCLA (1997)
• MS: UC-Berkeley (1990)
• BS: UC-Berkeley (1989)


Recent Publications

• Choi, D.Y.,
Groves, K., Vance, C., & Mendez, J. (2008). Profile Stereotype of Successful Entrepreneurs: An Examination of the Nonlinear Thinking Style. Journal of Enterprising Cultures. 16(2), 133-159.

• Choi, D.Y. & Gray, E.R. (2008). What Should Investors Know About Social Ventures? Journal of Private Equity.

• Choi, D.Y. & Gray, E.R. (2008). Socially Responsible Entrepreneurs: What Do They Do (To Create and Build Their  Companies)? Business Horizons. 51, 341-352.

• Choi, D.Y. & Kiesner, F. (2007). Homeboy Industries: Incubator of Hope and Businesses.  Entrepreneurship Theorgy and Practice.

• Choi, D.Y., Elkinawy, S. & Wang, S. (2007). Is a U.S. IPO a Sensible Option for  Asian Ventures? Journal of Enterprising Cultures.

• Choi, D.Y. & Perez, A. (2007). Online Piracy, Innovation, and Legitimate Business Models.  Technovation: The International Journal of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management.

• Choi, D.Y. & Stack, M. (2005). How Much Value Do Investors Add to Ventures? Understanding the Roles and Relative Contributions of Key Advisors in High-Technology Startups. Journal of Entrepreneurial Finances and Business Ventures.

• Choi, D.Y. & Lee, C. & Gleason, Kimberly. (2005). The Development Processes and Performances of Asian American-Founded Ventures in Silicon Valley. Journal of Private Equity.

• Choi, D.Y. & Paik, Y. (2005). The Shortcomings of a Global Knowledge Management System: The Case of Accenture.  Academy of Managent Executive.

• Choi, D.Y. & Stack, M. (2005). The All-American Beer: An Example of Inferior Standard Prevailing. Business Horizons.

• Choi, D.Y. & Valikangas, L. (2002). Patterns of Strategy Innovation. European Management Journal.