Dave Noack
Associate Professor and Hall Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Executive Director, Hall Global Entrepreneuership Center
Contact
Email: davidnoack@weber.edu
Office: Wattis Business Building, Room 276
About
Dave Noack joined the Weber State University faculty in 2014 and currently serves as the executive director of the Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and the Hall Endowed Chair in entrepreneurship in the Goddard School of Business & Economics. In addition to an MBA in entrepreneurship, Noack holds a PhD in management with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and strategy from the Carson College of Business at Washington State University.
He currently teaches courses on entrepreneurship, new venture finance, and strategic management. Noack’s research focuses on entrepreneurship and strategic management, particularly on start-up teams, new venture creation and entrepreneurial decision-making. His primary research examines how entrepreneurs and start-up teams divide ownership and the impact of such decisions on the launch and success of the new business.
His research has been presented at premier management and entrepreneurship conferences around the world, as well as in the Wall Street Journal. He has also consulted with early-stage start-ups for the past fifteen years and has co-founded five new businesses, including a biotech startup focused on cancer drug and treatment development.
Education
PhD, Management with an emphasis in entrepreneurship, Carson College of Business at Washington State University, 2014
MBA, Entrepreneurship, University of Louisville, 2010
BS, Journalism, Utah State University, 2007