Personal Overview

Dr. Reed joined the Florida Tech College of Business in 2018 as an adjunct faculty member.  After earning his doctorate in business administration, he became a Visiting Assistant Professor teaching courses in strategic management, project management, negotiation, and management principles.  His dissertation was entitled "The Effects of Firm Age and Firm Size on Strategic Agility and Performance."  He is an active researcher with frequent publications in the academic journals. He is also the founder of a management consulting firm, Strategy First LLC.  Prior to Florida Tech, Dr. Reed was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Harris Corporation, now L3Harris, where he led strategic planning and growth for the $2 billion Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) and M&A activities at the corporate level.