Project Category: Scheller

Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson joined Scheller in 2014. Prior to joining Scheller he served on the faculty at Emory, Florida International, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Houston.  Peter’s research, which includes both theoretical and empirical work, has covered a variety of fields, including endogenous growth theory, industry evolution, entrepreneurship, organizational learning, and medical decision making. Peter has taught courses covering most major areas of economics, at Ph.D., MBA and undergraduate levels.

Michael Smith

Michael Smith is a senior lecturer in the Information Technology Management area in the Scheller College of Business, where he develops and delivers courses in information systems, analysis and design, project management, and emerging technologies. He is a liaison between the ITM faculty and students of Georgia Tech and the business community, promoting employment and service opportunities for students and creating ways for businesspeople, students and faculty to interact. He also has several decades of experience as an advisor for Greek and other campus organizations and is the chief technology officer of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.   In recognition of his activities, in Spring 2015, he received the CETL Undergraduate Educator Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of non-tenure-track faculty. In 2021 he received the Ernest Scheller Jr. Award, which recognizes staff or faculty members who aspire to service excellence and who act as an outstanding role model.  Before working in higher education, Smith was a systems analyst and programmer with expertise in production planning and inventory control in the textiles and apparel industries.

Aaron Hackett

Aaron Hackett has been at the Scheller College of Business since 2013, and teaches Strategic Brand Management to MBA and undergraduate classes.  As a coach for CREATE-X, he collaborates with startup founders to help them balance their technological solutions with consumer needs.  Aaron has demonstrated success in the food category, launching successful product innovations such as Folgers ground flavored coffee and Healthy Choice’s Asian steamed meals, resulting in first-year revenues of $10MM and $23MM respectively.  As the Vice President of Marketing & General Manager at The oneCARE Company, he led cross-functional teams and managed the P&L for business unit brand portfolios such as the company’s $60MM fabric care business unit featuring Dryel and several P&G licensed brands.  After teaching the MBA and undergraduate Brand Management courses at Georgia Tech for several years, he bridged the gap from industry experience to student needs by applying the 80/20 rule to brand management in his book, 80/20 Brand: Brand Building with a P&G Edge.  Aaron serves as the marketing committee chair for the Atlanta International School (AIS) Board of Trustees.  AIS is a private, non-profit, international, IB World School for grades 3K-12, featuring full and dual-immersion language programs.  He also serves on the Advisory Board for Sawa, a mission-driven startup that strives to eliminate racial disparity in homeownership.  Aaron is an MBA graduate of Stanford University.  He received his M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.      

Lucien Dhooge

Lucien J. Dhooge is the Sue and John Staton Professor of Law at the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he teaches legal aspects of business. Professor Dhooge has authored numerous scholarly articles and books and is the recipient of several research awards. He was designated the outstanding junior business law faculty member in the United States by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business in 2002 and received the Kay Duffy Award for outstanding service in 2005. He received the Academy’s Distinguished Career Faculty Award in 2019. Professor Dhooge is a past president of the Academy and past editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and the Journal of Legal Studies Education.

Bradford Baker

Bradford grew up farming on the Blackfeet Nation in Montana and the Yakama Nation in Washington State. He grew up in extreme poverty (being homeless with his family throughout middle school) and was the first person in his family to attend college. His academic research focuses on behavioral ethics, specifically unethical behavior in highly ethical contexts (e.g., non-profits, NGOs, etc.) and unethical behavior intended to help others. He is personally motivated by the idea that business is a powerful tool for addressing inequality and promoting social justice.