1. Strategic Management/ Business Policy Joe Mahoney Spring, 2016 BA544

2. 2 Background of Joe Mahoney Grew up in Philadelphia, PA. One younger sister, Rose (BA University of Pennsylvania; MBA Accountancy); One younger brother, Jim (Ph.D. Finance, Wharton); Spouse, Jeanne Connell, retired from University of Illinois (Ph.D. Education, Illinois) BA in Economics in 1980, University of Pennsylvania; MA in business economics 1984 from Wharton School of Business of University of Pennsylvania; and Ph.D. in business economics in 1989 from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

3. 3 Background of Joe Mahoney Tenure-track faculty member in the College of Business at the University of Illinois since the Spring term of 1988. Assistant Professor 1988 - 1995 Associate Professor 1995 - 2002 Full Professor of Strategy2003 - present Investors in Business Education 2007 - 2010 Professor of Strategy Director of Graduate Studies2008 - 2012 Caterpillar Chair of Business2011 – present Director of Research2013 - present Research: vertical integration, contracts, corporate governance, and stakeholder management.

4. 4 Background of Joe Mahoney Teaching (28-years experience at Illinois) BA 449 Senior-level Undergraduate Strategy Capstone Course at the University of Illinois MA course in Accountancy (elective) MBA courses: MBA (daytime) course Professional (Evening) MBA course International Executive MBA course Executive MBA (Chicago) Ph.D. courses: Economic Foundations of Strategy Organizational Economics Research Methodology/ Philosophy of Science

5. 5 Background of Joe Mahoney Work experience: Worked three years for the Reginald Jones Center of corporate strategy at Wharton, directed by Ned Bowman on scenario planning and the hazardous waste industry. Employed by Project Link (Econometric forecasting linking international data bases) at the University of Pennsylvania. Consulting experience for government contacting concerning vertical coordination, and p articipated in customized executive development programs for Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM), and State Farm.

6. 6 Joe’s Insights from 28 Years of Teaching: Best advice I ever got on teaching: “Trust the class.” “We have a cup of knowledge floating in a sea of emotion.” -- John Dewey