Alumni Career Snapshots

George H. (Jody) Tompson  

Employer Name

The University of Tampa

Employer  Website

www.ut.edu

Job Title

Associate Professor

Additional education

PhD-Univ. of South Carolina
Management, 1995

Briefly describe what you do

Professor in the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa.  Teach and research in strategic management and entrepreneurship.  Also the Director of the Naimoli Institute for Business Strategy (http://naimoli.ut.edu)

What other jobs have you had?

Bank of America-Commercial Real Estate Lending Officer

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?  

good communication, empathy, and intellectual curiosity.

What do you enjoy most about your current position?  

Autonomy in my schedule, intellectually challenging, opportunities to see students develop as leaders.

Questions?

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