Joshua J. Daspit

Joshua J. Daspit, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Management and the Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professor in Business at Texas State University. He specializes in entrepreneurship research, focusing on family firms and small businesses.

Dr. Daspit has over 40 scholarly publications. His work has appeared in numerous well-known outlets, such as California Management Review, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Family Business Review, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Business Research, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and others.

He serves as an Associate Editor for Family Business Review and previously held a similar role for the Journal of Family Business Strategy. Additionally, he is on the editorial boards of Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Family Business Management, and several other academic journals.

Dr. Daspit is focused on conducting relevant research and applying insights to help businesses. To this end, Dr. Daspit serves as the Director of SCALEUP (scaleup.txst.edu), a university-wide program at Texas State with the goal of helping small businesses grow. Additionally, as a Research Fellow, he worked with the university's Translational Health Research Center to launch an awards program recognizing small businesses across Texas.

Dr. Daspit is also passionate about helping students. In 2020, he received international recognition as "Best Advisor," along with co-advisor Dr. Corey Fox, for working with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization. In 2021, he was honored with a Presidential Award for Excellence at Texas State University. That same year, he was recognized as a "Top 40 Under 40" LGBTQ leader in North America, an honor given to those demonstrating excellent leadership and making noteworthy contributions.

Before entering academia, Dr. Daspit worked as a senior consultant for an international consulting firm and served as Director of Community Affairs for a member of the United States Congress. He founded a business in 2017 and currently works with various organizations through his consulting work and community engagement.