Sami Ghaddar

Assistant Professor In-Residence

Management &

Entrepreneurship


Sami is an Assistant Professor of Strategy In-Residence at the UConn School of Business. He currently teaches MENT 4900, a capstone course on Strategy, Policy, and Planning.

His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of corporate governance, firm innovation, and firm performance. Ghaddar’s research examines the efficacy of board-level specialized committees and how they affect a firm’s strategic choices. It also examines how board compositional characteristics influence firms’ financial and social performance.

Ghaddar holds a Ph.D. in Business (2021) from Bentley University in Massachusetts and was the recipient of the Harold S. Geneen Doctoral Fellowship in Business. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (2015) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (2010), both from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

Contact Information
Emailsami.ghaddar@uconn.edu
Phone+1 (860) 486-4483
Mailing Address2100 Hillside Road, Unit 1041 Storrs, CT 06269
Office LocationBUSN 335
CampusStorrs
CoursesMENT 4900 - Strategy, Policy and Planning
Linkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/samighaddar/