dr. PJ (Patia) Mc Grath

Biography

Patia McGrath is an Assistant Professor in the Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship Department at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy execution, innovation commercialization, and corporate renewal. One of Patia’s current projects examines the role of intermediaries in technology markets. In another, she takes a fresh look at strategies for intellectual property monetization by entrepreneurs. Patia’s research has been published in numerous prominent outlets, including Journal of Management, Organization Science, Research Policy, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Patia’s teaching portfolio includes courses in strategy, corporate development, entrepreneurship, and management of organizational growth and change. An award-winning teacher, she currently teaches in the core of RSM’s Strategic Management MSc program. Patia joined academia from industry, where she most recently worked for GE as Global Director–Innovation and Strategic Connections. Patia received her PhD in Strategy from Wharton and holds an MBA from Harvard, an MS in Aeronautics and an Engineer's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia.