Dr. Aliouche has extensive managerial, entrepreneurial, consulting, and investment experience. Prior to transitioning to academia, he spent over twelve years in the corporate world, where he held senior level management positions (controller, chief financial officer, etc.) in strategic planning, corporate finance, and business development with leading global corporations such as AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Dr. Aliouche was also the co-founder of a successful startup company and has helped launch a number of startups. In addition to his current faculty responsibilities, Dr. Aliouche is also the Co-Director of the Rosenberg International Franchise Center, a global center of excellence for research, education, and outreach in franchising. Dr. Aliouche is currently the Rosenberg Chair in Entrepreneurship and Franchising.