About Dr. Payne

G. Tyge Payne, PhD, is the Fran D. Jabara Endowed Chair of Business and Professor of Strategic Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. He has over 80 peer-reviewed publications appearing in outlets such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Family Business Review (FBR), Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), Journal of Management Studies, Organizational Science, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, among others. He is a former Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief of FBR and a Field Editor for the JBV since 2022. His research resides at the intersection of entrepreneurship and strategic management is currently focuses on entrepreneur-investor communications and the impact these relationships have on resource acquisition and organizational growth.

Experience

Education:
PhD – Texas Tech University
MBA – Texas Tech University
BS in Pharmacy – Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Academic Positions:
Oklahoma State University (2025 – present)
Jabara Chair and Full Professor
Louisiana State University (2021 – 2025)
Saurage/Community Coffee Chair and Full Professor
Texas Tech University (2006 – 2021)
Hance Regents Chair and Full Professor
Snyder Professorship and Full Professor
Rawls Professorship and Full Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor

University of Texas at Arlington (2002 – 2006)
Assistant Professor