Chuck Bamford
Adjunct Professor of Strategy at Fuqua School of Business
Adjunct Professor at Mendoza College of Business
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- Fuqua School of Business
- Mendoza College of Business
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Fuqua School of Business
Dr. Chuck Bamford is the Managing Partner of Bamford Associates, LLC, a firm focused on developing actionable strategic plans while teaching leadership teams all of the processes so they can run their future strategy efforts internally. Dr. Bamford led both M&A and corporate training groups for twelve years before pursuing his Ph.D.
Dr. Bamford led both M&A and corporate training groups for twelve years prior to pursuing his Ph.D. He is the author of The Strategy Mindset 2.0 as well as two of the market leading textbooks used in both undergraduate & graduate programs around the world. Strategic Management & Business Policy – 15th edition (Pearson) & Entrepreneurship: The Art, Science & Process for Success – 4th edition (McGraw-Hill).
He is also the author of the fiction novel “Some Things are Never Forgiven.” Chuck has published 18 research articles in the top referred academic journals in the fields of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
Chuck is a regular speaker at conferences, trade shows, corporate events, conventions & Vistage groups where he delivers (hopefully) inspiring presentations about practical strategy. Chuck has served on the Board of Directors for Exinda Networks, VenturePrise, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service.
He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at Duke University (Fuqua) where he teaches Strategy Implementation at both the MBA and EMBA programs. He has been a Professor at the University of Notre Dame, University of Richmond, Texas Christian University, and Tulane University among others. He was the lead Professor (TCU & Notre Dame) for International Consulting Immersions in over a dozen countries. Over the past 25+ years he has been honored with 22 teaching excellence awards including 12 Executive MBA Professor of the Year Awards. He was named a Noble Foundation Fellow in Teaching Excellence and a Poets & Quants EMBA Favorite Professor.
Chuck earned his A.S. in Business at Northern Virginia Community College, a B.S. in Commerce at the University of Virginia (McIntire School of Commerce), an MBA at Virginia Tech (Finance) and a Ph.D. in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee (with Highest Honors).
Mendoza College of Business
Dr. Chuck Bamford is the Managing Partner of Raleigh, NC-based Bamford Associates, LLC – a firm focused on the development of implementable strategic plans and an entrepreneurial orientation to growth.
Dr. Bamford led both M&A and corporate training groups for twelve years prior to pursuing his Ph.D. He is the author of The Strategy Mindset as well as two of the market leading Strategy (Pearson / Prentice-Hall) & Entrepreneurship (McGraw-Hill) textbooks used in undergraduate & graduate programs.
Chuck is a regular speaker at conferences, trade shows, corporate events & conventions. He is also the author of the fiction novel "Some Things are Never Forgiven."
Chuck has published 18 research articles in the top referred academic publications in the fields of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
Chuck has served on the Board of Directors for Exinda Networks, VenturePrise, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service. He serves as an Adjunct (part-time) Professor of Strategy at Duke University (Fuqua) and the University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) where he teaches Strategy Implementation in the EMBA and MBA programs. He has been a Professor at the University of Richmond, Texas Christian University and Tulane University among others. Over the past 25 years, he has been honored with 22 Professor of the Year awards including 12 Executive MBA Professor of the Year Awards and is a Noble Foundation Fellow in Teaching Excellence..
Chuck earned his B.S. degree at the University of Virginia (McIntire School of Commerce), an MBA at Virginia Tech (Finance) and a Ph.D. in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee.
Videos
What is a GOOD Mission Statement & How do you know if you have one?
What Is Strategy?
Keynote Speaker: Chuck Bamford • Presented by SpeakInc
Employees Are NOT Your Competitive Advantage
Faculty Chuck Bamford: Notre Dame's intensive learning week
The One-Page Strategy Map & Value Transfer
Faculty Chuck Bamford: How strategy helps make tough decisions
Faculty Chuck Bamford: Notre Dame's strategic focus on strategy
Faculty Chuck Bamford: Executive leadership is learning for life
The Difference Between Mission, Vision & Values
The Why & How Of Perfect Customers
Activity Metrics & Implementation Efforts with Employees
What Constitutes a Real Competitive Advantage?
Strategy Starts With Competitors
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