Steve Nolan

PhD Candidate

• BA (University of Western Ontario), MPA (Queens University), MDS (Royal Military College of Canada)
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Area of Research: Entrepreneurship, Management and Strategy

Steve Nolan is a doctoral candidate in Strategic Management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, where his research focuses on how boards and top management teams configure AI in strategic decision-making, entrepreneurial adoption of AI and decision-making, and how a manager’s intent is affected by employee adoption and use of AI.

He brings decades of executive leadership and governance experience, including command of Garrison Petawawa, board service with the Bernadette McCann Women’s Shelter and the Renfrew County United Way, and risk oversight roles across public and not-for-profit organizations.

Prior to his doctorate, he taught leadership as well as strategic management at both Fanshawe College and St. Lawrence College. He has presented research at the 2025 International Conference on AI Research, 2025 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), 2026 Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference (BCERC) and the 2026 Academy of Management conference.

Supervisor: Dr. Stelios Zyglidopoulos