The STR leadership is saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Michael H. Lubatkin. Mike was the Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut, an institution at which he spent most of his career. He was the Chair of our Division in 1996-97, then called the Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Division, and served as Associate Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies. Mike’s research includes significant contributions to our understanding of corporate diversification, mergers & acquisitions, agency theory, family firm governance, absorptive capacity, and top management teams. He was the first recipient of the University of Connecticut School of Business’ Research Excellence award, and the winner of many other research and teaching awards. Mike is remembered by his students and colleagues for his boundless curiosity and sharp wit. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.