CHRISTOPHER T. VANNOY

Dynamic entrepreneurship and scholarly expertise combined with over 30 years of international experience in founding, scaling, and advising ventures across Turkey, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. Proficient in social entrepreneurship with a strong background in strategy, finance, marketing, and venture operations within diverse global contexts. Dedicated mentorship provided to aspiring entrepreneurs in the Middle East and Asia, fostering innovation and growth. Research focuses on transnational religious social enterprises, hybridity, and economic sustainability, effectively bridging startup experience with corporate engineering creativity and academic rigor.

• Steven, Rundle, Dr., steve.rundle@biola.edu
• Peter, Heslam, Dr., peter.heslam@gmail.com

• Member: Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship Division; Organization and Management Theory Division)
• Member: European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
• Member Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (Tursab)
• Peer Reviewer: Academy of Management
• Peer Review: Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
• Past Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Four journal articles currently in progress:
• 1. Entrepreneurial Emancipation: Reversing the causal lens to examine how the entrepreneurial process transforms the religious perception of founders. Targetting the Journal of Business Venturing. Expected submission Sep 2025.
• 2. The ROC a novel theoretical construct that reframes entrepreneurial opportunity identification due to relational motivation, Targetting the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Expected submission Sep 2025
• 3. Culture and Religion’s Activation and Amplification of Intrainstitutional Complexity in Social Enterprise. Targetting the Academy of Management Journal, Nov 2025
• 4. Religion's Challenge to Startup Sustainability Targetting. Targeting the Journal of Business Ethic December 2025
• Current Research:
• - Analyzing 20 years of investment history for an international group to assess the fidelity of investments into the emerging markets.
• - Studying the impact of startup funding used by transnational emerging market entrepreneurs.
• Past Citations:
• - US Patent Number 5,830,348 November 3, 1998 Fuel Filter Module with Integral Regulator
• - US Patent Number 5,509,444 April 23, 1996 Flow Through Pressure Regulator
• Cited In: Mitchell, Stephen; Wagner, Robert; Williams, Brian Roman Archaeology in South Anatolian Landscape.

• - Mentored 10 transnational entrepreneurs through the MIT Disciplined Entrepreneurship process. 7 companies remain operational after 5 years.
• - Presented research annually on faith-based social entrepreneurship to international investment and practitioner audiences.
• - Supervised and trained 2–4 summer interns each year (2012–Present) in balancing social, spiritual, environmental, and economic goals, as well as in international business, marketing, and customer service.
• - Courses Developed:
• Starting Up A Business through Disciplined Entrepreneurship
• Designing Hybrid Social Enterprises: Navigating Mission and Market
• Why Your Lean Business Doesn't Exist Until You Have A Paying Customer

• Disciplined Entrepreneurship: MIT 24-step business startup method, implemented twice and coached nine additional implementers.
• C.O.A.C.H Training: Keith Webb model, with over 5 years mentoring entrepreneurs.
• BELBIN Team Roles: Shaper, Research Investigator, Monitor Evaluator.
• Myers-Briggs: ESTP.
• StrengthsFinder Top 5: Activator, Significance, Strategic, Adaptability, Learner.
• VIA Character Strengths: Perseverance, Love of Learning, Judgement, Leadership, Curiosity, Humor, Bravery, Zest, Perspective.