Strategy

Harvard Business School PhD graduates are in demand for a range of roles in academia, industry, and government. The majority of our graduates enter academia. Others work in industry in economic consulting firms, tech companies, think tanks, or in governmental roles.

Kyle Schirmann, 2026

Initial Placement: State University of New York at Albany, Massry School of Business
Dissertation: Creativity, Information, and Strategy
Advisors: Tarun Khanna (Chair), Maria P. Roche, and Scott Stern

Yifei Wu, 2026

Initial Placement: Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management
Dissertation: Revenue-Based Financing and Entrepreneurship
Advisors: Tarun Khanna (Chair), Eric J. Van den Steen, and Hong Luo

Aticus Peterson, 2025

Initial Placement: New York University, Stern School of Business
Dissertation: Entrepreneurial Strategy and Learning
Advisors: Andy Wu (Chair), Rory McDonald, Eric Van den Steen, and Dennis Yao

Innessa Colaiacovo, 2024

Initial Placement: University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business
Dissertation: Essays on Entrepreneurship and Labor Markets
Advisors: Rembrand M. Koning (Chair), William R. Kerr, and Shane M. Greenstein

Laura Katsnelson, 2024

Initial Placement: Senior Regional Economist, Department of Economic Research, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dissertation: Essays on Stakeholder Welfare & Equality
Advisors: Hong Luo (Chair), Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Rebecca A. Karp

Nataliya Langburd Wright, Strategy, 2023

Initial Placement: Columbia Business School, Management Division
Dissertation: Where Growth Strategy Matters: Evidence from a Global Startup Field Study
Advisors: Tarun Khanna (Chair), Shane M. Greenstein, Laura Huang, and Rembrand M. Koning

F. Christopher Eaglin, 2022

Initial Placement: Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Dissertation: Into the Unknown: Exploring Entrepreneurship and Firm Performance in the Minibus Taxi Industry in South Africa
Advisors: Tarun Khanna (Chair), Dennis A. Yao, Michael Luca, and Frank Nagle

Young Hou, 2021

Initial Placement: University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Strategy, Ethics & Entrepreneurship Area
Dissertation: The Interplay of Firm Positioning and Firm Resources
Advisors: Dennis A. Yao (Chair), Juan Alcacer, and Jan W. Rivkin

Hyunjin Kim, 2020

Initial Placement: INSEAD
Dissertation: Field Experiments on the Barriers Firms Face in Realizing Gains from Data
Advisors: Dennis A. Yao (Chair), Rebecca M. Henderson, Michael Luca, and Amanda Pallais