Ted Ladd
Professor, Entrepreneur and Board Member for Venture-Backed High-Tech Start-Ups in Mobile and Web3; Professor and former Dean at Hult; Instructor at Harvard; and Wyoming Ranch Hand
- Role
- Board Member at Nth Venture
- Location
- Wilson, WY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ted Ladd
Professor of innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy, and micro-economics for graduates and under-graduates in San Francisco, Cambridge MA, Copenhagen, and Manila. Professor of the Year 18 times in last 10 years with average student rating of 4.8 out of 5. Fulbright scholarship to teach in the Philippines.+ Research on the most effective ways for entrepreneurs to refine an idea before launch. Publications in Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, academic journals, and academic and entrepreneur-focused conferences. Best paper at AOM. Most relevant paper at USASBE. Three NSF grants.+ Experience in seven high-tech startups in cleantech and mobile consumer electronics. Most recent venture was purchased by Google to start the Smartwatch Wars.+ PhD in management from Case Western Reserve; MBA in entrepreneurship from Wharton at UPenn; MA with honors in international economics from SAIS at Johns Hopkins; and BA triple major cum laude from Cornell.+ Avid hiker, backcountry skier, and horseman in home mountains of Wyoming.+ Proud husband of Laura Ladd and partial influence on Scarlett (aka The Project), an Australian cattle dog.
Experience
Board Member
Dec 2022 — Present
Nth Venture is a venture studio to incubate cohorts of start-ups with the potential grow quickly and change the world.
Education
Case Western Reserve University
Doctor of Management (Ph.D), Designing Sustainable Business Systems
2012 — 2015
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts (M.A.), International Economics
1996 — 1998
Cornell University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cum Laude, Biology; Government; and Technical Sociology
1988 — 1993
Oklahoma School of Horseshoeing
Certificate, Horseshoeing
1987 — 1987
Milton Academy
High School Diploma
Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute
Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Medicine
The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship
1996 — 1998
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Strategy
- New Business Development
- Energy
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