Jared S. Allen
About
Jared Allen is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University. He achieved his PhD at the University of Central Florida. His research interests are in the field of entrepreneurship, specifically entrepreneurial pivoting and the psychology of entrepreneurship. He is also interested in the role of family dynamics in family firms, why/how entrepreneurs rebound from failure, the use of meta-analysis in entrepreneurship, and individual antecedents of entrepreneurial performance. Jared currently maintains an active research program in entrepreneurship. He has published in Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Small Business Economics, and Family Business Review and presented his work at international management conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Southern Management Association Conference, and at local entrepreneurship incubators and accelerators.
Jared comes from a long line of family business owners. His grandparents moved to the US from Canada and shortly thereafter started a business in California. His father worked for the family business until he decided to open his own businesses, which Jared and his brother worked at for over several years. Eventually, Jared went into business with his brother and also started a venture for himself. Jared ran those business for over 10 years until he decided to pursue a career as a researcher.
Jared with his family -
wife Rita, daughter Nia, and son Noah.