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- Dr. Joshua R. Aaron is the Director of the 29thranked, $20.5 million Miller School of Entrepreneurship at East Carolina University. He also holds the J. Fielding Miller Distinguished Professorship. Prior to returning to ECU in 2025, Aaron was the Pam Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship and a Professor of Management at Middle Tennessee State University. Under his leadership, the Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship program experienced record setting growth in number of majors and amount of external financial support. Dr. Aaron is originally from Lenoir City, TN. He holds a PhD in Strategic Management (2008), an MBA in Strategic Management (2003) and a BS in Accounting (2001), all from the University of Alabama. He has held academic positions at Georgia State University (2007-2008) and East Carolina University (2008-2014) and Middle Tennessee State University (2014-2025). Prior to academia, he was an auditor at Ernst and Young, LLP in Birmingham, AL. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Small Business Institute, Sacred Selections and In Light Media. His research focuses on executive compensation for large and small firms, leadership, strategic issues facing small and medium enterprises and corporate reputation. He has published 31 peer-reviewed articles in journals such asJournal of Business Research, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Journal of Business &; Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Education for Business, Nonprofit Voluntary Sector QuarterlyandCorporate Reputation Review.