Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette
University
Rob Wiltbank is Associate Professor of Strategic
Management at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management,
Willamette University. Professor Wiltbank’s
research focuses on strategy making under uncertainty.
His research on angel investing performance is the
first large empirical examination of the outcomes
achieved by angel investors in the U.S. At Willamette
University he teaches courses on Industry Analysis,
Strategic Management, and New Venture Creation. He
has published research in top tier academic journals
covering topics from top management teams to non-predictive
strategy, to formal venture capital practices among
angel investors. He is a Batten Institute Research
Fellow with the Darden School at the University of
Virginia, and is on the editorial board of the Journal
of Business Venturing. Professor Wiltbank is
also a partner with Buerk Dale Victor LLC, a venture
capital investment firm headquartered in Seattle.
He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the
University of Washington, and a degree in Finance
and Accounting from Oregon State University.
