Eric is a Board Member of the Global STEP Project from Babson College, USA. He received his PhD in Entrepreneurship from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School UCD. His research interests are primarily concerned with strategic entrepreneurial practices in multi-generational family firms, focusing on how entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets within family businesses are passed from one generation to the next. His research has been funded by the Irish Research Council, The Family Owned Business Institute, and Irish family businesses. His commitment to teaching excellence was rewarded in his receipt of the Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching (2015) and the winner of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards in Jyväskylä, Finland (2016)