Professor Justin Tumlinson
Associate Professor in Business Analytics and Director of the Research Method Centre
J.Tumlinson@exeter.ac.uk
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Streatham Court 73
Streatham Court, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4PU, UK
Overview
In addition to his primary role as academic researcher and teacher, Tumlinson is also Founder and Managing Partner of a small firm, ZIVIS LLC, engaged primarily in the advisement of so-called angel investors and management of non-traditional investment assets. Prior to founding ZIVIS, he analysed deals and managed portfolio firms for Earlybird, a Munich based, early-stage, venture capital firm. He has also served as Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, Research Fellow of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Visiting Professor at EM Lyon Grand Ecole and in a variety of positions at Intel where he researched advanced networking technologies, advised capital equipment decisions, global manufacturing operations and Intel Capital’s investment strategy.
Qualifications
PhD (UC-Berkeley), MS (UC-Berkeley), MSE (UC-Berkeley), BSE (Northern Arizona U.)
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Research
Research interests
Justin studies the information economics of teams, how they form and when they do not, the incentives of team members and loners, as well as teamwork's impact on public and private welfare. This study often extends to the unique behaviour of entrepreneurs as individuals and shareholders operating as groups. Although primarily an applied game-theorist, he also examines questions empirically. More broadly, Tumlinson enjoys applying formal analytics to controversial topics typically associated with softer debate.
Research projects
PhD Students:
Yihui Cao (in progress, Loughborough University)
Topic: Economics of Education
Andi Widianto (in progress; Loughborough University)
Topic: Societal Impacts of Privatization
Placement: Bank of Indonesia
Dr. Lena Langosch (2020; Loughborough University)
Topic: Culture’s Role in Business Partnerships
Placement: Lecturer, University of Greenwich
Tumlinson supervises PhD students with strong quantitative skills in a wide range of substantive topics
Publications
Journal articles
External Engagement and Impact
- Founder and Managing Partner, ZIVIS LLC,
- Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Awards and Honours
- German Chancellor’s Scholar
- Fulbright Fellow
- Bosch Future Leaders of America Fellow
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow