Biography
Larisa Cioaca brings a blend of academic and industry experience to her role as assistant professor of management at the Freeman School. Her research explores how government procurement and public science influence private sector innovation. Her work has been accepted for publication in Management Science and the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and her research has received support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Institute for Humane Studies. She previously taught at the University of Maryland, College Park. Before entering academia, Cioaca held communications management roles at Lockheed Martin, AES Corporation, and W. R. Grace & Co. She holds a PhD in strategy from Duke University, an MBA from the University of Maryland, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the West University of Timisoara in Romania.