Advisors

Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board consists of leading professors in the fields of sales and marketing. They provide advice and counsel to Vector Marketing's executive leadership regarding important trends in marketing education and campus recruiting. The advisory board meets annually with Vector Marketing's executive board for strategic planning with special attention to campus demographics, marketing channels, and new technologies.

Victoria Crittenden, D.B.A.	Title: Associate Professor, MBA Core Faculty & Chair, Marketing Department
College/University: Boston College

Dr. Crittenden is an associate professor and chair of the Marketing Department at Boston College. Her research interests focus on Cross-Functional Strategies, Marketing Strategy, Direct Selling, Ethics and Corruption, Marketing Education, and Nonprofit Organizations. She has served on Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board since 2000.

W. David Downey, Ph.D.	Title: Professor and Executive Director, Center for Food and Agricultural Business
College/University: Purdue University

Dr. Downey is a professor of agricultural economics and executive director of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University. He has been instrumental in the development of a curriculum in which students can earn a four-year B.S. degree in Agri Sales and Marketing -- the first such program in the U.S. Dr. Downey has served on Vector Marketing's Advisory Board since 2002.

Joe F. Hair	Title: Professor of Marketing
College/University: Kennesaw State University

Dr. Hair is a professor of marketing in the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. His research interests include entrepreneurship, effective selling and marketing research. He has served on Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board since 1988.

Derek Hassay, Ph.D.	Title: Associate Professor
College/University: University of Calgary

Dr. Hassay is associate professor of marketing in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. His research interests include relationship marketing (B2B and B2C), marketing channels and entrepreneurship. He has served on Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board since 2001.

Deborah MacInnis, Ph.D	Title: Vice Dean of Research & Charles and Ramona Hilliard Professor of Business Administration
College/University: University of Southern California

Dr. MacInnis is the Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on consumer behavior with an emphasis on emotion, persuasion, and branding. She has served as an advisor to Vector Marketing since 2005.

Robert Peterson, Ph.D.	Title: Associate Vice President of Research
College/University: University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Peterson holds the John T. Stuart III Centennial Chair in Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. His areas of expertise include consumer behavior, marketing communication, marketing models, and marketing strategy. He has served as an advisor to Vector Marketing since 1988.

Michael Williams, Ph.D.	Title: Professor of Marketing
College/University: Illinois State University

Dr. Williams is a professor of marketing in the College of Business at Illinois State University and the director of its Professional Sales Institute. His research interests are in the areas of customer-orientation, salesperson performance, and organizational culture. He has served on Vector Marketing's Academic Advisory Board since 2001.

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