Hooman Abootorabi

Postdoctoral Fellow | Center for Free Enterprise,  Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Louisville

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PhD in Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises (Business Administration) | Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University

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My first name is Hooman –that is a Persian name. I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Center for Free Enterprise & Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, at University of Louisville (UofL).


I completed my PhD in Business Administration from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in 2022. My training emphasized both excellence in research and instruction.

As a doctoral student, I was a recipient of best paper award at the Academy of Management Conference (2020), dissertation fellowship from Syracuse University Graduate School (2022), and scholarship from Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (2019). I was also selected as the 2023 Doctoral Prize Winner at the Whitman School at Syracuse University.


I previously studied Master of Business Administration (MBA in Strategy), International Economics (MA –online program), and Industrial Engineering (BSc). I also worked as a business advisor for multiple years.