Connaughton, Charles E.

Charles Connaughton joins the A. B. Freeman School of Business from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. His research examines how firms can best create and benefit from breakthrough inventions. He utilizes machine learning in his research to bring a broader perspective to previously intractable research questions. Prior to pursuing his PhD, he founded several startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, and maintains an entrepreneurial approach to his academic work as well.