Faculty

At the Ross School of Business, academic excellence has been the means for personal achievement, industry innovation, and global leadership. Students begin their future here by learning from both accomplished academics and business professionals who teach entrepreneurial courses. Please refer to the Fall and Winter term course listings for the faculty member associated with each course.

Keith E. Alessi, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law; and Chairman & CEO, Lifestyle Improvement Centers
Zell Lurie Institute Advisory Board Member

Peter T. Allen, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Real Estate; and Adjunct Lecturer of Urban Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning 

Albert A. Bogdan, MBA, Ph.D.
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; and Founder, AAB Development Strategies LLC

David J. Brophy, MBA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of  Finance; and Director, Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

Hal N. Davis, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Corporate Strategy & International Business; and CEO of BlueGill Network
Zell Lurie Institute Advisory Board Member

J. Michael Davis, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; and President & CEO of Wolverine Capital Partners

Timothy L. Faley, MBA, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; Managing Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

Fred Feinberg, Ph.D.
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow; and Associate Professor of Marketing

Vinay Gupta, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Corporate Strategy & International Business; and President, Midwest Member Companies, Ardesta

Kenneth G. Hardy, MBA, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; and Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, University of Western Ontario

Thomas C. Kinnear, MBA, Ph.D.
Eugene Applebaum Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; Professor of Marketing; Executive Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; and Managing Director, Wolverine Venture Fund
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member (Ex-officio)

Nancy A. Kotzian, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Business Communication and Coordinator of BBA Communication Program

M.S. Krishnan, MS, Ph.D.
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow; and Associate Professor of Business Information Technology

Francine Lafontaine, Ph.D.
Jack D. Sparks Whilrpool Corporation Research Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy; and Professor of Economics, UM Department of Economics Chair of Business Economics

Andrew F. Lawlor, MBA
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Strategy; and Director of Global MBA Projects:  Business School & William Davidson Institute
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

Scott E. Masten, MA, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy

Len M. Middleton, MBA
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Strategy; Co-Director, Global MBA Projects; and President, Middleton & Company
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

William F. Pickard, MBA, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; and Adjunct Research Scientist, Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations

Thomas S. Porter, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; Executive-in-Residence of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; and General Partner, Trillium Ventures

James Price, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; and President, CompanyCrafters LLC
Zell Lurie Institute Advisory Board Member

Cindy A. Schipani, J.D.
Professor of Business Law; Chair Law, History and Communication

Robert A. VanOrder
Adjunct Lecturer of Finance

Janet A. Weiss, Ph.D.
Dean, Rackham Graduate School; Mary C. Bromage Collegiate Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Public Policy; and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Arvids A. Ziedonis, MBA, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Strategy

Rosemarie Ziedonis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Strategy

To reach any of the faculty members listed here, please contact Carolyn Maguire at 734-615-4419 or cmaguire@umich.edu