MYLEEN M. LEARY FEBRUARY 2014 Montana State University Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship Bozeman MT

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1 MYLEEN M. LEARY FEBRUARY 2014 Montana State University Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship Bozeman MT RESEARCH INTERESTS Founding teams of new ventures; boards of directors and strategic management; top management teams TEACHING INTERESTS Strategy; International ; Organizational Behavior EDUCATION Ph.D. (2003) M.I.M. (1998) B.A. (1992) Strategy & Organizational Theory, University of Wisconsin Madison, Dissertation Title: Who s influencing whom? A study of the influence of the CEO on the Board of Directors and Organizational Strategy. Mason A. Carpenter, Chair Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International, with honors Providence College, Providence RI; Majors: Economics and Modern Languages, Minor: Development of Western Civilization. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2012 present Associate Professor of, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Montana State University Assistant Professor of, College of Business Montana State University, Bozeman Assistant Professor, Department of California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo PUBLICATIONS DeVaughn, M.L. and Leary, M.M Antecedents of Failure for Recently Chartered Banks in the U.S. Banking Industry, Group & Organization 35(5): Received the Best Paper (Macro) 2010 award from Group & Organization Leary, M.M and DeVaughn, M.L. and Entrepreneurial Team Characteristics that Influence the Successful Launch of a New Venture. Research News 32(6):

2 PUBLICATIONS (CON T) Leary, M.M, Reilly, M. and Brown, F.W A study of personality preferences and emotional intelligence. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 30(5): van Eijnatten, F.M., A.B. Shani & M.M Leary Socio- Technical Systems: Towards a Higher Level of Complexity. In T. G. Cummings (ed.) Handbook of Organization Development. Sage Publications DeVaughn, M.L. and Leary, M.M. Consultants to the Rescue?: Antecedents and Consequences of Hiring Consultants at Startup. (2007). In George T. Solomon (Ed.), 2007 Best Paper Proceedings of the Sixty- Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of (CD) Paper was awarded the Graziadio Business School/Pepperdine Award for Outstanding Practice Based Paper on Consulting at the Academy of Annual Conference in Philadelphia Roth, J., A.B. Shani, and M. Leary Insider Action Research: Facing the challenge of new capability development within a biopharma company. Action Research Journal 5(1): Carpenter, M.A., T. Pollock, & M. Leary Governance, the experience of principals and agents, and global strategic intent: Testing a model of reasoned risk- taking. In Oviatt, B.M. & P.P. McDougall (eds), International Entrepreneurship, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Reprinted from (2003) Strategic Journal 24: RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Leary M.M. & M.L. DeVaughn Learning to survive: Capitalizing on initial strategic decisions, power dynamics and experience to outlast the financial crisis in the U.S. commercial banking industry. In preparation for submission to the Strategic Society Annual Conference DeVaughn M.L. & M.M. Leary When are consultants valuable?: Predictors and outcomes of using consultants in the startup phase of new ventures. In preparation for submission to the Journal of Small Business Leary, M.M & V.K. Bratton Using meditation to develop ethical- decision making. Theory development and study design stage. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS DeVaughn, M.L. and Leary, M.M Can New Firms Accurately Forecast Performance?: The Effects of Insider and Outsider Knowledge, Strategic Society Annual Conference, Rome, Italy DeVaughn, M.L. and Leary, M.M The Influence of Founding Team and Consultant Knowledge on New Venture Launch Speed, Academy of Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois

3 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (CON T) DeVaughn, M. L., Leary, M.M. and Dey, P 2009 Insider Knowledge, Outsider Knowledge and Founding Team Structure: Effects on New Venture Forecasting Accuracy. Organizational Learning, Knowledge, and Capabilities Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Leary, M.M. and DeVaughn, M.L CEO Embeddedness and Founding Team Experience: Predictors of a successfully launched new venture? Academy of Annual Conference, Anaheim, California DeVaughn, M.L. and Leary, M.M Consultants to the Rescue?: Antecedents and Consequences of Hiring Consultants at Startup. Academy of Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania DeVaughn, M.L. & M.M. Leary, M.M Outside Assistance in New Ventures: The Influence of Founder Experience and Environmental Context. Academy of Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia DeVaughn, M.L. & M.M Leary A Call For Help: When startups seek outsider assistance in new ventures. Strategic Society, Orlando, Florida Leary, M. M., Who s Influencing Whom? A study of the influence of the CEO and the Board of Directors on Funding Strategies. ARNOVA, Los Angeles, California Leary, M. & M. DeVaughn, Do external advisors know best? A study of initial strategic choices, external advisors, and firm performance among start- ups in the US banking industry. British Academy of, St. Andrews, Scotland Carpenter, M.A., T. Pollock, & M. Leary Global strategic intent or false signaling: The reflection of boards and top managers in the global strategies and performance of IPO firms. Academy of, Washington, D.C. Carpenter, M.A., & M. Leary Going global and going public: The role of governance, leadership, and globalization in new venture performance. Babson- Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference Carpenter, M.A., T. Pollock, & M. Leary IPOs and international strategies: The influence of top management team and board characteristics on new venture performance. Academy of International Business, Phoenix.

4 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Montana State University Bozeman, MT, Assistant Professor & Associate Professor BGEN 499/BUS 474: Seminar in Strategy (undergraduate) BMGT 464/MGMT 464: International (undergraduate) BMGT/MGMT 475R: Practicum (undergraduate) NEU Business School Hanoi, Vietnam, Visiting Professor Seminar in Strategic (graduate) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA, Assistant Professor GSB 562: General and Strategy (graduate) BUS 401: General and Strategy (undergraduate) University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Lecturer. MHR 423: Strategic (undergraduate) Lecturer. MHR 420: and Organizational Processes (undergraduate) Teaching Assistant. MHR 300: Organizational Behavior (undergraduate) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Committee Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Montana State University (August 2012 present) Committee Member, University Research Council, Montana State University (July 2012 present) Course Coordinator, BGEN 499/BUS 474: Business Senior Seminar, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Montana State University (August 2011 present) Coordinator, Starzen Internship, College of Business, Montana State University (2008 present) Chair, Faculty Recruiting Search Committee, College of Business, Montana State University (February 2013 May 2013) Chair, Faculty Recruiting Search Committee, College of Business, Montana State University (February 2012 May 2012) Committee Member, International Programs Committee, Montana State University (September 2011 present) Committee Member, Academic Programs Committee, College of Business, Montana State University (January 2011 March 2011) Committee Member, Curriculum Committee, College of Business, Montana State University ( ) Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Review and Journal of Managerial Issues Committee Member, Cal Poly Honors Program, Committee Member, Business Plan Competition, Orfalea College of Business, Instructor. PEOPLE Program at the University of Wisconsin, 2002 Coordinator. Conference on Internationalizing Doctoral Education in Business, 2001 Organizer. UW Teaching Improvement Program,

5 GRANTS AND AWARDS 2013 Montana State University, Summer Research Support Award 2013 Montana State University, Summer Research Support Award 2011 Montana State University, Summer Research Support Award 2011 Montana State University, Bracken Center Teaching Support Award 2010 Montana State University, Bracken Center Teaching Support Award 2009 Montana State University, Short- term Professional Development Leave Program Grant 2009 Montana State University, Bracken Center Teaching Support Award 2008 Montana State University, Bracken Center Teaching Support Award 2005 California State University Faculty support grant for research The Call for Help: Antecedents of Outsider Assistance in Startup New Ventures 2004 Orfalea College of Business Undergraduate Course Development Summer Grant 2004 California State University Faculty support grant for research The effect of early decisions on firm performance among start- ups in the banking industry 2002 University of Wisconsin Business School Research Award for a project comparing the governance practices of for- profit and non- profit organizations with Mason Carpenter 2000 Tokyo Foundation Grant with Didier Guillot, University of California- Berkeley 2000 University of Wisconsin Business School Research Award for project on new venture networks with Mason Carpenter 2000 Center of International Business Education and Research Travel Grant 1999 University of Wisconsin Business School Research Award for project on global start- ups with Mason Carpenter 1998 Continuing student grant, The American Graduate School of International 1997 Continuing student grant, The American Graduate School of International OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant to the Director of Transportation Planning, Massachusetts Port Authority. Responsibilities included project management and public outreach efforts related to airport related initiatives at two airports owned and operated by Massport Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, Massachusetts Office of Business Development PERSONAL INTERESTS Enjoy traveling, hiking, skiing, camping, biking, cooking, and history; former ice hockey goalie; conversational Spanish, Italian, and French; have lived in Italy, Switzerland, and Mexico