Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship

Colin C. Blaydon

William and Josephine Buchanan Professor of Management; Director, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship; Dean Emeritus

E-Mail: colin.c.blaydon@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-3160

BEE, University of Virginia, 1962; AM, Harvard University, 1966; PhD, Harvard University, 1967

Areas of expertise

Venture capital and private equity, entrepreneurship, energy finance, governance

Current research topics

Private equity best practices, securities and deal structure, private equity valuation and financial reporting, private equity firm governance, risk management, best practices in board participation in portfolio companies

Selected Publications

With M. Horvath, "Bury the Ratchets," Venture Capital Journal, January 2002; "Liquidation Preferences: What You May Not Know," Venture Capital Journal, March 2002; "What's a Company Worth? It Depends on Which GP You Ask," Venture Capital Journal, May 2002; "Minding the Store: GPs Face Up to Corporate Governance Issues," Venture Capital Journal, July 2002; with M. Horvath, "GPs Say Valuation Standard Is 'Important' But Can't Agree on One," Venture Capital Journal, October 2002; with M. Horvath and F. Wainwright, "The Year of Valuation Guidelines," The Private Equity Annual Review, January 2003; with M. Horvath, "LPs Need to Trust General Partners in Setting Valuations," Venture Capital Journal, March 2003; with F. Wainwright, "The Stage is Set," Private Equity International, May 2004; with F. Wainwright, "A Model Limited Partnership Agreement?"Venture Capital Journal, July 2004; with F. Wainwright, "PEIGG Is Real," Venture Capital Journal, June 2005; with F. Wainwright, "Surprise! Valuation Guidelines Are Being Adopted," Venture Capital Journal, June 2005

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1969–73; Vice-Provost and Professor, Duke University, 1975–83; Tuck School of Business, 1983–present; Dean, 1983–90, Interim Dean, 1994–95, Director, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, 1998–present, Tuck School

Nonacademic positions: Staff Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1966–69; Deputy Associate Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1973–75; Executive Chairman, ITP Systems, 1991–93

Board memberships: Borealis Ventures; Council for Excellence in Government; DHM Arcadia Partners; Merrill Lynch Private Equity Partners; Business Intelligence Advisors, Inc.; Healthpoint LLC; Altus Capital Partners, Inc.

Editorial positions: Advisory Board, The Journal of Private Equity