Trip Davis D'90
Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, Dartmouth College at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Schools
- Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
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Biography
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Bio
Trip Davis is an adjunct professor of business administration at Tuck and the entrepreneur-in-residence in the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (OETT) at Dartmouth College. He is the chief executive officer of FreshAir Sensor LLC, a new venture co-founded by Dartmouth chemistry professor Joe BelBruno and Tuck graduate Jack O'Toole T'14. Trip previously served as the executive director of the OETT at Dartmouth. Prior to joining Dartmouth's staff in 2013, he served as senior associate dean for external relations and president of the Darden School Foundation at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He also served as co-faculty director of the Galant Center for Entrepreneurship there. Prior to his appointments at Dartmouth and Virginia, Trip was an entrepreneur in travel technology who was named one of the top 25 most influential executives in the travel industry in 2002 and 2007.
Current Research Topics
Lean startup methodology, Internet of things, smart devices and chemiresistors
Professional Activities
Academic positions
- Adjunct Professor of Busines Administration, Tuck School of Business, 2017–present
- Fellow, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, Tuck School of Business, 2016–present
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, Dartmouth College, 2016–present
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business, 2013–17
- Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, Dartmouth College, 2013–16
- Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and President of the Darden School Foundation, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, 2011–13
- Adjunct Professor and Co-Faculty Director, Galant Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, 2007–11
Nonacademic position s
- Chief Executive Officer, FreshAir Sensor LLC, 2016–present
- Chairman, TRX Inc., 2008-13; President and Chief Executive Officer, TRX Inc., 1999–2008
- Senior Vice President and General Manager, iXL Inc. Travel Industry Practice Group, 1998–99
- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Green Room Productions LLC, 1995–98
Selected Publications
- With G. Fairchild, D. Kelly, and S. Singer, “Green Room Productions, LLC,” UVA-ENT-0080, Darden Business Publishing, 2006
- With K. Heckel and T. Laseter, “TRX, Inc.: The Offshoring Decision,” UVA-OM-1296, Darden Business Publishing, 2006
- With S. Chaplinsky, K. Morita, and X. Zeng, “TRX, Inc.: Initial Public Offering,” UVA-F-1568, Darden Business Publishing, 2008
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