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Brian Silverman

Professor

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Orcid identifier0000-0002-1866-0547
  • Professor
    Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

BIO

Brian Silverman is Professor of Strategic Management, and holds the J.R.S. Prichard and Ann Wilson Chair in Management. He has previously served as Associate Dean, Research & Academic Resources. His research focuses on the ways in which a firm’s competitive strategy and organizational structure interact to affect its performance – in particular, its ability to access and exploit technological capabilities. He studies diverse industries including biotechnology, information processing, consumer electronics, and transportation. He has served in numerous roles in varied academic organizations. He is a Co-Editor at Strategic Management Journal, serves on the editorial boards of California Management Review, Organization Science, Research Policy, and Strategic Organization, and is a former Series Editor of Advances in Strategic Management.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Strategic Management
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2004 - present
  • J.R.S. Prichard and Ann Wilson Chair in Management
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2004 - present
  • Associate Dean, Research and Academic Resources
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2019 - 2020
  • Associate Dean, Research and Academic Resources
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2017 - 2018
  • Magna International Professor of Strategy
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2003 - 2004
  • Associate Professor of Strategic Management
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada2001 - 2004
  • Assistant Professor of Competition and Strategy
    Harvard Business School, United States1998 - 2001
  • Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada1995 - 1998
  • Visiting Fellow
    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark2019 - 2019
  • Visiting Professor
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand2018 - 2018
  • Academic Visitor
    University of Oxford, Said Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom2017 - 2017
  • Sandra Dawson Visiting Professor
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom2016 - 2016
  • Visiting Fellow
    London Business School, United Kingdom2015 - 2015
  • Visiting Fellow
    Technion, Israel2014 - 2014
  • Visiting Scholar
    New York University, Stern School of Management, United States2010 - 2010
  • Visiting Professor
    Singapore Management University, Singapore2010 - 2010
  • Visiting Professor
    Universite de Paris I, France2009 - 2009
  • Visiting Professor
    Universite de Paris XI, France2005 - 2005
  • Senior Fellow
    University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, United States2004 - 2004
  • Visiting Scholar
    Coumbia Business School, United States2003 - 2003

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of California, Berkeley, United States
  • MA
    University of California, Berkeley, United States
  • SM
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
  • AB
    Harvard University, United States

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

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