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
General Business & ManagementView LinkedIn profile

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

  1. Board Member

    Nth Venture

    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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