Dr. DeJuan Stroman-Price, DBA, APR, PMP
Founder of The Networking Dr.™ — a research-informed platform that transforms the way professionals and entrepreneurs approach connection. Her work moves clients from confidence to connections to community, with strategy, evidence, and precision at every step.
Translating Network Science Into Growth
A leading business strategist with more than two decades of experience spanning organizational strategy, management consulting, marketing, business development, and strategic communications, Dr. Price has made a career of translating network science into practical playbooks that generate opportunity, influence, and growth.
Grounded in Rigorous Research
Her scholarship deepens that practice. Dr. Price earned her Doctor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University's Graziadio Business School (2025), where she now serves as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in collaboration with Dr. Cristina B. Gibson, Dean's Distinguished Professor of Management. Her research examines how network structure, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and identity-affirming support shape outcomes for Black women founders — a body of work that sits at the intersection of business strategy, equity, and organizational behavior. In recognition of that scholarship, she has been named an AIS Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellow, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and a Center for Black Entrepreneurship Fellow.
Those insights drive The Networking Dr.™'s signature frameworks, including the R.I.S.E. Framework™ and the Connection Blueprint™, equipping clients to map their networks, build trust at scale, and unlock capital, customers, mentors, and momentum. Her workshops and advisory sessions deliver evidence-based methods alongside hands-on tools: outreach sprints, social-capital audits, community-building rituals, and metrics that make progress measurable.
Ecosystem Leadership
Dr. Price is an active member of the business, contracting, and professional communities, including NCMA Bethesda, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, the Montgomery County Black Chamber of Commerce, and the National Black MBA Association.
Her scholarship and thought leadership have reached national and international audiences, including the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, the Engaged Management Scholarship Conference in Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom, and the 2026 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Across these communities, her work centers on network strategy, entrepreneurship, organizational growth, and the role relationships play in expanding access to information, opportunity, and resources.
Personal Note
A native Washingtonian, Dr. Price is deeply connected to the Washington, DC region and believes community is something you build, contribute to, and sustain.
Outside of her professional and academic work, she enjoys good food, travel, meaningful conversation, and life with her French bulldog, Josephine Baker, who has a personality all her own.
For DeJuan, success is about more than professional accomplishment. It is also about relationships, service, joy, and remaining connected to the people and communities that make the journey meaningful.
Education, Certifications & Impact
Academic Background
B.A. in Communication from George Mason University, M.A. in Communication, Culture & Technology from Georgetown University, Executive MBA from Virginia Tech, and Doctor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Professional Credentials
Accredited in Public Relations (APR), certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Women's Entrepreneurship Certificate from the Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University.
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