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Daniel Byrd

MLK Visiting Professor 2004-2005 Professor of strategic management, Keck Graduate Institute
The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been in the minority… It will take such a small committed minority to work unrelentingly to win the uncommitted majority. Such a group may transform America’s greatest dilemma into her most glorious opportunity.
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Background

Daniel Byrd is a professor of strategic management at the Keck Graduate Institute. He holds a BS in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a PhD in strategy from University of Michigan.

Interests

Byrd’s career has been marked by experience in two distinct domains: business school academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Academically, his research interests include bioscience business strategy and managing strategic networks (social network analysis and diffusion of innovations). In addition, he has several years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in strategy, manufacturing, human resources, and finance.

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