Kimble Byrd, Professor of Management, holds an A.B. from Villanova University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Professor Byrd has taught in the legal environment of business area, and business strategy and ethics, with special focus on entrepreneurial financing. He has won the Innovation in Teaching as well as the Faculty of the Year awards in the College of Business.

Previously a faculty fellow at Princeton University, he served for five years as the Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration. He has published in a number of journals including the Journal of Management Research, the American Business Review and E-Business Review. Before joining Rowan, Professor Byrd was a partner in a commercial law firm in Washington, D.C. and served as a legal advisor with the U.S. Department of Commerce and as an adjunct professor at Howard University. Professor Byrd currently provides venture and entrepreneurial consulting to businesses and industry trade groups.