Dr. Gary M. Cadenhead

Gary M.Cadenhead, Ph.D. has a lifelong involvement in entrepreneurial activities. He has started and managed his own ventures, consulted new ventures, served on the boards of new businesses, and assisted minority-owned businesses. Currently, he serves on the boards of Energy Saving Strategies and Spectrum Hotel Group, Inc., and is a governor of Opportunity Funding Corporation. He is on the advisory boards of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Success Magazine, The Journal of Private Equity and the Executive Advisory Board on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Cadenhead is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship in the Texas Business School at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Southern Methodist University, earned an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Cadenhead teaches M.B.A. courses in entrepreneurship and managerial accounting. He also teaches the courses that prepare UT MBAs for the Moot Corp Competition. His articles have appeared in various professional journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Abacus, Design Management Journal, and The Journal of Private Equity.

Prior to joining The University of Texas, Dr. Cadenhead held faculty positions at Stanford University, UCLA, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He is an experienced consultant and expert witness. During 1988, he served as research director for the Texas Strategic Economic Policy Commission, which developed a strategic plan for the State of Texas.

In 1985 and 1989, he was selected by MBA students to receive the Outstanding Graduate Business Professor Award. In 1995, the Kauffman Foundation and the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute recognized him as one of the Top Ten Entrepreneurship Educators of the Year. In 1998, Dr. Cadenhead and the Moot Corp Program were featured in Inc. Magazine. In 1999, he received the Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogy Innovation of the Year Award from USASBE.