Bala Mulloth, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. (Technology Management), New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
• M.S. (Technology Management), New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
• M.S. (Telecommunication Networks), New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
• B.S. (Electrical Engineering), University of Bombay

Profile 

Dr. Bala Mulloth is an internationally recognized educator, innovator, and entrepreneur with a global perspective. His work centers on social entrepreneurship and innovation, and he brings extensive academic and industry experience to his teaching and research. Dr. Mulloth joins the Ketner School of Business at Catawba College from the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he served on the faculty for ten years. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Hava, a materials science venture developing advanced fabrics designed to help people breathe cleaner air.

Previously, he was a faculty member in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Central European University (CEU) Business School in Budapest, Hungary, where he also directed CEU’s experiential MBA program in New York City. His past roles include Visiting Faculty Fellow at the National Defense University and Senior Manager at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Office of Innovation Development, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Mulloth holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Publications & Presentations

Mulloth, Bala, Jill Kickul, Felipe Symmes and Sönke Mestwerdt (2025). “Empowering Communities: The Role of Responsible Research and Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship.” 21st Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City

Mulloth, Bala, & Jill R. Kickul. (2024). “Empowering communities: the role of responsible research and Innovation in social entrepreneurship.” AFINO conference "Transformative Research and Innovation," August 28-30, 2024, Oslo, Norway

Mulloth, B., & Iakovleva, T. A. (2024). Responsible Innovation in Social Enterprises: A Catalyst for Sustainable Change. Journal of Entrepreneurial Researchers, 2(2), 004-020. https://jerhub.org/index.php/jer/article/view/33

Mulloth, B., (2024). Entrepreneurship: Social Entrepreneurship. In SAGE Skills: Business. SAGE Publications, Inc. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd.

Mulloth, B et al. (2024). Wildrock: Empowering Social Connection and Play in Virginia's Blue Ridge Region. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd

Mulloth, B. (2023). Rebecca’s Natural Food: Sparking Small Business and Local Community Involvement in Charlottesville. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd

Mulloth, B., & Rumi, S. (2023). Challenges to measuring social value creation through social impact assessments: the case of RVA Works. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 29(4), 528-549.

Mulloth, B., & Rumi, S. (2023). Diffusion of innovations. In SAGE Business Foundations. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071905067

Mulloth, B., & Watt, A., (2023). Takeout 25: a community-driven entrepreneurial initiative in oak park, illinois. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529617085

Mulloth, Bala, and Stefano Rumi (2022), "Structuring Social Network-Based Interventions to Address Chronic Unemployment: Evidence from the Field", 18th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, University of Southern California, Conference Proceedings, November 5, 2021

Mulloth, B., & Brinson, A., (2021), “Culinary concepts AB and the employment crisis in food and beverage in Charlottesville,” In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781529767902

Mulloth, B., Carden, W., & Carden, E., (2021), “ReadWrite Digital: Improving student outcomes through educational innovation,” In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781529744156

Mulloth, B., & Fickett, D., (2021), “RVA works: Empowering entrepreneurs for big change,” In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781529752465

Mulloth, B. (2020), “Exploring social business pathways: Green map system as a case in point”, Journal of Contemporary Administration, 25(3), e190351. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-7849rac2021190351.en

Rao, Bharat, Bala Mulloth and Adam Jay Harrison (2019), "Integrating AI Capabilities into Existing Technology Platforms: Drones as a Case in Point" In 2019 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2019

Mulloth, Bala and Stefano Rumi (2019), “Charlottesville Works: Harnessing Social Networks to Promote Employment and Fight Poverty", SAGE Business Cases, January 2019. 10.4135/9781526464316. Online ISBN: 9781526464316

Mulloth, Bala, and Bharat Rao (2018), "Revitalizing the Yamuna River: Social Entrepreneurship Approaches." In 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), pp. 1-9. IEEE, 2018

Harrison, Adam Jay, Bharat Rao, and Bala Mulloth (2018), "Innovation Tradecraft: Sustaining Technological Advantage in the Future Army." Parameters 48, no. 4 (2018): 45-52.

Mulloth, Bala and Susan Rivers (2018), “iThrive Games: Championing Responsible Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Games,” Darden Business Publishing Case No. ENT-0223, September 26, 2018

Mulloth, Bala and Stefano Rumi (2018), “The University of Virginia Pay-for-Success Lab: Jumpstarting University-Based Pay-for-Success Research Labs,” Darden Business Publishing Case No. UVA-ENT-0222 Sept. 4, 2018

Mulloth, Bala, Robert Patterson, and John Whitworth (2018), “Diogenes-FG: Heralding Responsible Innovation in Fiduciary Services for Retirement and Nonprofit Trustees,” Darden Business Publishing Case No. UVA-ENT-0221, May 8, 2018

Mulloth, Bala and Matthew Ericson (2018), “Habitat for Humanity and the Mixed Income Housing Market in Charlottesville,” SAGE Business Cases, January 2018. 10.4135/9781526445391. Online ISBN: 9781526445391

Mulloth, Bala, Ellington, A. Jefferson and Taft, Art (2017), “The Concentric DPC Health Relationship Platform: Catalyzing Social Entrepreneurship in Health Care Services,” Darden Business Publishing Case No. UVA-ENT-0219, November 3, 2017.

Mulloth, Bala and Jessica Foley (2017), “Focused Ultrasound Foundation: Paving the Way for Responsible Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Services,” Darden Business Publishing Case No. UVA-ENT-0212, May 15, 2017

Mulloth, Bala and Bharat Rao (2017), “Growth Strategies for an Indian IT Brand in Europe: The Case of Tata Consultancy Services - Hungary.” Technology Management for an Interconnected World, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (978-1-890843-36-6), July 2017

Harrison, Jay, Bharat Rao and Bala Mulloth (2017), “Developing an Innovation- Based Ecosystem at the U.S. Department of Defense: Challenges and Opportunities,” Defense Horizons 81, April 2017, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Mulloth, Bala and Bharat Rao (2017), "The Role of Universities in Encouraging Growth of Technology-Based New Ventures." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (January, 2017): 1750014

Mulloth, Bala, Jill R. Kickul, and Lisa K. Gundry (2016). “Driving Technology Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship at Prezi.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23.3 (2016): 753-767.

Mulloth, Bala, Mel Horwitch and Erin Newton (2014), “Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs—Lessons from the CEU Business School New York City Program,” Academy of International Business (AIB) Insights, 14(4), 5-9.

Mulloth, Bala and Andreas Antonopoulos (2014), "Developing Central and Eastern Europe as a Hub for Global Entrepreneurship: Budapest and Prague as Cases in Point,” Studia i Materiaïy, 2014 (17): 7– 18, ISSN 1733-9758, © Wydziaï ZarzÈdzania UW, DOI 10.7172/1733-9758.2014.17.1

Mulloth, Bala and Peter Hardi (2013), "Using Strategic CSR to Achieve the Hybrid Middle Ground in Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of Telenor Hungary," World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 82, International Journal of Social, Management, Economics and Business Engineering, 7(10), 404 - 410.

Kiryushin, Peter, Bala Mulloth and Tatiana Iakovleva (2013), “Developing cross- border regional innovation systems with clean technology entrepreneurship: the case of Øresund,” International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp.179 –195.

Kickul, Jill and Bala Mulloth (2013), “Educating the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs: A Blended Value Approach,” Impact Business Review, May - June Volume 2, pp. 117-120.

Mulloth, Bala, Mark Griffiths and Jill Kickul (2012). Verdant Power: A Case of Ethical Leadership. Journal of Business Ethics Education, Volume 9, pp. 447-468.

Mulloth, Bala and Mel Horwitch (2010), "The interlinking of entrepreneurs, grassroots movements, public policy and hubs of innovation: The rise of Cleantech in New York City," Journal of High Technology Management Research 21 (2010) 23–30.

Mulloth, Bala, Bharat Rao and Bojan Angelov (2008), “The Branding Imperative in Experience-Based, Services- Intensive Economies- The Case of Virgin Galactic,” International Association of the Management of Technology (IAMOT) 2008 Conference Proceedings, April 6-10, Dubai, UAE.

Rao, Bharat and Bala Mulloth (2007), “Building a Global Brand: The Case of Wipro,” Portland International Conference on Management of Technology (PICMET) 2007 Proceedings, August 5-9, Portland, Oregon.

Ziv, Nina and Bala Mulloth (2006), “An Exploration on Mobile Social Networking: Dodgeball as a Case in Point,” IEEE Conference Proceedings, MBusiness 2006 Conference, June 27-28, Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Book and Book Chapters

Mulloth, B. (Ed.). (2020). Immigrant Entrepreneurs Case Series. SAGE Publishing https://sk.sagepub.com/cases/series/immigrant-entrepreneurs

Rao, B., Harrison, A. J., & Mulloth, B. (2020). Defense Technological Innovation: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Converging Technologies. Edward Elgar Publishing (May 29, 2020)

Mulloth, Bala and Michael D. Williams (2019), "University of Virginia Health System’s MyChart: Supporting Patient Care and Research", in Responsible Innovation in Digital Health: Empowering the Patient, Tatiana Iakovleva, Elin Merethe Oftedal, John Bessant, eds. Edward Elgar Publishing, July 26, 2019.

Mulloth, Bala, Peter Kiryushin, Tatiana Iakovleva and, Nataliya Ivashchenko (2016), “The Role of Triple-Helix Collaboration in the Development of Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned from the Øresund and Moscow Regions” in Multiple Helix Ecosystems for Sustainable Competitiveness, Peris-Ortiz, M.,Ferreira, J.J., Farinha, L., Fernandes, N.O, eds. Springer International Publishing, May 27, 2016.

Mulloth, Bala and Jill Kickul (2015), “New York University: Nurturing Entrepreneurship in New York City,” in The Entrepreneurial University: Context and Institutional Change, Foss, Lene, and David V. Gibson, eds. Routledge, May 22, 2015.

Mulloth, Bala (2014), “The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship,” in Free Markets in its Twenties: Modern Business Decision Making, Kisilowski, M, ed. with foreword by George Soros, Central European University Press, 2014.

Rao, Bharat and Bala Mulloth (2006), “How Outsourcing IT Providers are Moving up the Value Chain,” British American Business Newsletter, New York and London, Summer 2006, pp.6.