GCEC
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
2012–present
Chair; Director and executive committee member
Leadership of the international network of university entrepreneurship centers, which awarded Ted its Legacy Award in 2019.
Service roles
Building the
field together.
Leadership in the associations, networks and institutions that shape how entrepreneurship is studied, taught, and supported around the world.
USASBE
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2013–2018
Past President; President; President-Elect
The largest American association of academics and practitioners dedicated to entrepreneurship. Also served as SVP Finance and Chair of the Awards Committee.
GEN
Global Entrepreneurship Network
Current
Senior Fellow
Supporting a global network that works to make it easier for anyone, anywhere, to start and scale a business.
GFCC
Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils
2020–present
Senior Fellow
Contributor to the University 4.0 project and a speaker at the GFCC University and Research Leadership Forum.
Fulbright
Fulbright Program, University of Luxembourg
2023–2024
Fulbright Specialist / Scholar
Research on entrepreneurial ecosystems in collaboration with the European Fulbright Commission.
Uni.lu
University of Luxembourg
2025–present
Visiting Professor
Continuing research and teaching on entrepreneurial ecosystems, including work with the Luxembourg Research Academy.
Also
Advisory & editorial service
2012–present
Advisor, Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network (Research Triangle and Denver)
2015–present
Advisor, Entrepreneurship Educators Forum Advisory Council, Martin Trust Center, MIT
2014–present
Advisor, Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation, University of Missouri–Kansas City
2012–present
Columnist, Inc. Magazine
2012–2014
Senior Advisor, Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
2008–2012
Chair, Faculty Program Committee, Global Scholars Program, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
2008
Program Director, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
2006–2009
Lead Faculty, European Seminar for Advanced Management, Aarhus, Denmark