• PhD, Stanford University, 2007
• MS, Oxford University, 2000
• BA, Stanford University, 1998

• Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 2022–2023
• Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 2012
• Lecturer, Stanford University, 2007–2008

• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2022
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2020
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2019
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2018
• Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professor, University of Oregon, 2018
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2017
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2016
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, University of Oregon, 2016
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal editorial board, 2016
• Oregon Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty, University of Oregon, 2015
• Best Paper Award, Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2015
• Best Paper Award, Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship, 2015
• Goulet Outstanding Research Award, University of Oregon, 2014
• Ascendant Scholar, Western Academy of Management, 2014
• Undergraduate Teaching Award, Business Advisory Council, 2013
• "Rising Star" runner-up, Industry Studies Association, 2013
• Bramsen Faculty Fellow in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability, 2012–2013
• James E. Reinmuth MBA Teaching Excellence Award, University of Oregon, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
• Kauffman Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship, 2009–2011
• Best Paper Award, UC Davis Qualitative Research Conference, 2010
• Undergraduate Teaching Award, Business Advisory Council, 2009
• Best Dissertation Award, INFORMS Technology Management Section, 2008
• PhD Fellowship, Stanford University School of Engineering, 2001

Andrew Nelson is a professor in the Department of Management at the Lundquist College of Business and the Randall C. Papé Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Nelson's research explores technology, entrepreneurship, and occupations and has been featured in leading journals including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, and Organization Science, as well as in national media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and NPR.

Nelson received his PhD in management science and engineering from Stanford University, where he subsequently served on the faculty. He also holds an MS with distinction from Oxford University and a BA with honors and distinction from Stanford University.

As an award-winning instructor, Nelson leads undergraduate, MBA, PhD, and executive education courses in entrepreneurship and organization theory. In collaboration with colleagues from Stanford University and the University of California at Davis, he also is the author of Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise, published by McGraw-Hill, which is now in its fifth edition and used in entrepreneurship courses worldwide.

• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Interorganizational networks
• Occupations and technology
• Research commercialization

• Nelson, Andrew, and Tongyu Wu. "Dungeons and Dragons (And Programmers, Too!): Gamification among High-Tech Workers."
• Nelson, Andrew. "'Even Better than the Real Thing'?: Electronic Organs and the Paradox of Imitative Technology Products."

• Senior Editor, Organization Science, 2023–present
• Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal, 2019–2022
• Editorial Board Member, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Innovation: Organization and Management, Academy of Management Journal
• Advisory Board Member, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
• Member, University Venture Development, University of Oregon, 2015–present
• Advisory Board, Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of Oregon, 2012–present