David Taylor, Ph.D.

Incoming Teddy Jacobi Dean of Business, Purdue University Northwest | Dean of Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University

Greater Chicago Area

About

Career Update: Effective July 1, 2026, I will be the Teddy Jacobi Dean of Business at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, IN. **** I have served as Dean of the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University , where I am also professor of marketing, from February 2023 through June 2026. I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing, including Marketing Research, Principles of Marketing, Consumer Behavior, and others. I am also an experienced higher-ed administrator, having served as program director, department chair and associate dean, as well as overseeing SHU's Luxembourg campus. I have more than 13 years of professional experience in various aspects of marketing management. I have published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Electronic Commerce Research, and others. In addition, I have presented research at a number of national and international conferences.

Experience

  • Sacred Heart University Jack Welch College of Business & Technology (15 yrs 10 mos)
    • Dean and Professor of Marketing
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Acting Dean
      Feb 2023 - Sep 2023 · 8 mos

    • Associate Professor Of Marketing
      Sep 2016 - Sep 2023 · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Marketing Instructor at University of North Texas
    Aug 2007 - Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Interactive Marketing Analyst - American Airlines at TM Advertising
    2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

  • Marketing Manager at PPAI
    2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

  • Product Marketing Manager at epicRealm
    2000 - 2001 · 1 yr