(#VolunteerOpportunity posted on behalf of @Christina Theodoraki, Chair elect)
1. Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair
This person will serve as co-chair of the 2026 (Philadelphia) consortium and then senior chair for the 2027 Doctoral Consortium. This is traditionally a two-year role, where year one overlaps with the incumbent Chair (as junior co-chair), while year two will be as senior co-chair (with the next newly elected co-chair).
The Co-chairs of the Entrepreneurship (ENT) Division's Doctoral Consortium oversee a series of responsibilities aimed at effectively organizing the consortium. Broadly, the activities include defining important deadlines and program dates, preparing and delivering a report for AOM's Executive Mid-Winter meeting, designing the application call, advertising it through various channels, and selecting/notifying participants. Chairs also select mentors and speakers, prepare materials for the consortium itself and oversee all communication and logistics related to the event.
The 2026 senior co-chair for doctoral consortium is Raja Singaram.
2. Early Career Consortium Co-Chair
This person will serve as co-chair of the 2026 (Philadelphia) consortium and then chair for the 2027 Early Career Consortium. This is traditionally a two-year role, where year one overlaps with the incumbent Chair (as junior co-chair), while year two will be as senior co-chair (with the next newly elected co-chair).
The Co-chairs of the Entrepreneurship (ENT) Division's Early Career Development Consortium oversee a series of responsibilities aimed at effectively organizing the consortium. Broadly, the activities include defining important deadlines and program dates, preparing and delivering a report for AOM's Executive Mid-Winter meeting, designing the application call, advertising it through various channels, and selecting/notifying participants. Chairs also select mentors and speakers, prepare materials for the consortium itself and oversee all communication and logistics related to the event.
The 2026 senior co-chair for early career consortium is Varkey Titus Jr.
3. Mid Career Consortium Co-Chair
This person will serve as co-chair of the 2026 (Philadelphia) consortium and then senior chair for the 2027 Mid Career Consortium. This is traditionally a two-year role, where year one overlaps with the incumbent Chair (as junior co-chair), while year two will be as senior co-chair (with the next newly elected co-chair).
The Co-chairs of the Entrepreneurship (ENT) Division's Mid Career Development oversee a series of responsibilities aimed at effectively organizing the consortium. Broadly, the activities include defining important deadlines and program dates, preparing and delivering a report for AOM's Executive Mid-Winter meeting, designing the application call, advertising it through various channels, and selecting/notifying participants. Chairs also select mentors and speakers, prepare materials for the consortium itself and oversee all communication and logistics related to the event.
The 2026 senior co-chair for Mid Career consortium is Dev Dutta
4. Late Career Consortium Co-Chair
This person will serve as co-chair of the 2026 (Philadelphia) consortium and then senior chair for the 2027 Late Career Consortium. This is traditionally a two-year role, where year one overlaps with the incumbent Chair (as junior co-chair), while year two will be as senior co-chair (with the next newly elected co-chair).
The Co-chairs of the Entrepreneurship (ENT) Division's Late Career Development oversee a series of responsibilities aimed at effectively organizing the consortium. Broadly, the activities include defining important deadlines and program dates, preparing and delivering a report for AOM's Executive Mid-Winter meeting, designing the application call, advertising it through various channels, and selecting/notifying participants. Chairs also select mentors and speakers, prepare materials for the consortium itself and oversee all communication and logistics related to the event.
The 2026 senior co-chair for Late Career consortium is George Saridakis
5. Mentorship Committee Chair
This person will serve as chair of Mentorship Committee, who leads the division’s efforts to design, coordinate, and enhance mentorship opportunities for members at all career stages. This is traditionally a three-year role that involves overseeing the mentor–mentee matching process, providing guidance and resources to support productive relationships, and fostering an inclusive and supportive environment that advances members’ scholarly and professional development. The Chair collaborates with committee members and division leadership to organize mentorship activities, monitor program effectiveness, and report outcomes, while also promoting community building by facilitating networking opportunities and recognizing the contributions of mentors and mentees within the division.
The outgoing Mentorship Committee Chair is Matt Wood
6. Research Committee Chair-Elect
The Chair-Elect supports the Chair in coordinating the division’s research-related awards and recognition activities. This is a one-year role, then transitioning to a three-year chair position. This role involves supporting the Chair in managing the review and voting process for the Emerging Scholar Award, the Foundational Paper Award, and the Best Paper Awards (empirical, conceptual, family business, and social entrepreneurship), ensuring transparency, fairness, and broad participation of committee members. The Chair-Elect helps the Chair organize and distribute the workload across the committee, oversees the handling of both named and anonymous nominations, and ensures that every member contributes to at least one award category. In collaboration with the Chair and committee members, the Chair-Elect plays a key role in maintaining the rigor and integrity of the award selection process, while also preparing to assume full leadership responsibilities in the following term.
The 2026 Research Committee Chair is Veroniek Collewaert
7. Entrepreneurship Division Ambassadors
The ENT Division Ambassadors of the 2026 annual conference in Philadelphia are volunteers to serve the division, work with Division and Committee leaders by being a part of the logistics and support for the many events and activities that we have planned for the upcoming annual meeting. This is traditionally a one-year role. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to get involved, and gain experience within the ENT Division's many initiatives. We are looking for entrepreneurial leaders for these roles, that is, volunteers willing to take initiative and think 'out-of-the-box' (constructively) to provide more value to our existing members and help attract new members to the Division.
PhD students, and Junior Scholars are more related to such positions (limited spots available). Mid career or Senior scholars could serve the division in other positions (see the positions above).
If interested, please submit your nomination by Oct 5, 2025 through the Application Form https://bit.ly/ENT-Application. Nomination should include cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and what new ideas you will bring to this role, plus your latest CV (with 2-3 references included). If you have questions, feel free to ask, christina.theodoraki@iae-aix.com.
More