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Thomas S. Lyons
Dr. Lyons is the Lawrence N. Field Family Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Zicklin School of Business. His research focus is on entrepreneurship and its role in regional economic development. He has written seven books and numerous articles, book chapters and technical reports on entrepreneurship, enterprise development, business incubation, and state and local economic development.Previously, he was a recipient of a Coleman Foundation Entrepreneurship Education and Awareness Grant for his work with minority entrepreneurs in inner-city Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Lyons served as an advisor to the Business Plus microenterprise program of the Louisville Central Development Corporation and as an officer of the Board of Directors of the Louisville Enterprise Group (LEG), an empowerment business incubation program affiliated with the Louisville Community Development Bank. He also has worked as a practicing municipal planner and as a private planning consultant.
Dr. Lyons holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, an MA in Urban Studies from Loyola, and a BA in History and Political Science from Butler.
Areas of expertise:
Strategy and strategic planning, team-building, resource marshalling, and conflict resolution.