Hands-on, Real-world Learning
From Some of the Best Minds in Business
Not only do Bloch School faculty bring richly diverse and impressive backgrounds (our faculty come from top schools across the country), the Bloch Executive MBA is home to some of the top scholars in the world. These individuals are known for being highly-accessible and engaged, offering Bloch Executive MBA students a stimulating and collaborative learning environment.
A sample of our faculty include:
Michael Song
Charles N. Kimball, MRI/Missouri Endowed Chair in Management of Technology and Innovation; Professor of Marketing; and Executive Director, Bloch School Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Michael Song is the No. 1 innovation management scholar in the world, having recently been named among the top 1 percent of all researchers in his field. He is one of the most cited scientists and economists, and one of the most prolific researchers in management of technology. He has conducted research and consulted with over 300 major multinational companies and government agencies; consulting projects include evaluating R&D projects using real options, new venture strategies and evaluation, and designing product innovation processes. Song has assisted in creating several new ventures in high-tech industries, and he and co-author Mark Parry are the recipients of the 2005 Excellence in Global Marketing Research Award by the American Marketing Association.
Mark E. Parry
Ewing M. Kauffman/Missouri Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas
Mark Parry is an internationally known and respected scholar in the areas of innovation, new product launch strategies and entrepreneurship. Ranked among the top 20 innovation management scholars in the world, Parry has designed and delivered executive education programs for a variety of companies, including Allied Signal, Coca-Cola, Ingersoll-Rand, and Milliken. Parry has authored several books on strategic marketing and he and co-author Michael Song are the recipients of the 2005 Excellence in Global Marketing Research Award by the American Marketing Association.
Lee Bolman
Marion H. Bloch/Missouri Endowed Chair in Leadership
Ph.D., Yale University
Lee Bolman currently serves as the Interim Dean for the Bloch School. Lee is known around the world as a scholar, consultant, lecturer and author of cases, articles and more than a dozen books on leadership and organizations, including the bestsellers The Wizard and the Warrior and Leading with Soul. He consults and lectures worldwide to Fortune 100 corporations, public agencies, and universities. Bolman is the winner of a national teaching award and has been included on lists of America's leading business thinkers.
Joan Gallos
Director, Bloch Executive MBAProfessor of Leadership
Ph.D., Harvard University
Joan Gallos has served as a Salzburg Seminar Fellow, as the President of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, as the editor of the Journal of Management Education, on numerous editorial boards, and numerous civic and nonprofit boards in greater Kansas City. An award winning scholar and educator, she has published widely on professional effectiveness, gender, and leadership education. Gallos is the author of three books. She received the Fritz Roethlisberger Memorial Award for the best article on management education in 1990; and was finalist for the same prize in 1994. In 1993, Gallos accepted the Radcliffe College Excellence in Teaching award.
Marilyn Taylor
Arvin Gottlieb/Missouri Endowed Chair of Strategic Management
D.B.A., Harvard University
Marilyn Taylor is a well-recognized author and co-author on numerous books , articles, and cases on strategic management . Her research interests are in the area of entrepreneurs and philanthropy, internationalization processes, and service-learning pedagogy. She has been the initiating Faculty Director for several programs including the Bloch School Executive MBA, the UMKC/Intiative for a Competitive Inner City-Kansas City, and Students in the City (SITC). She is currently Department Chair of the FIMS Department (Finance, MIS, International/Operations/Strategic Management, and Management Science).
David Donnelly
Professor of Accountancy
Ph.D., University of Illinois
David Donnelly has extensive experience in public accounting and auditing, and regularly serves as a consultant and expert witness on accounting issues. He has authored more than 20 national and international journal articles, and is the winner of numerous teaching and research awards.
Fred Hays
Carl W. Allendoerfer Professor of Banking and Finance
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Fred Hays is the author of numerous articles in finance and economics, specifically in the area of banking management. He is the recipient of several teaching and research awards, and is a Credit Research Foundation Fellow.
Gary Baker
Senior Fellow, Bloch School Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Gary Baker holds an MPA in Healthcare Administration and a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from UMKC. He is also a graduate of the Senior Executives program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, State and Local Program. Baker was a successful CEO for over 20 years and is the current Director of Community Building Initiatives for the UMKC Bloch School’s nationally ranked Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Baker is an expert in nonprofit leadership, high performing boards and CEO performance. He is active on many civic boards and councils.
Doranne Hudson
Executive in Residence and Visiting Instructor
M.B.A., Harvard University
Doranne Hudson's corporate experience includes 23 years of marketing and general management at the Gillette Company and Hallmark Cards, where she was a senior vice-president and a corporate officer. Her research, teaching and consulting work include organizational influence and political agility, leader self-awareness and development, networks and social capital, leading change, strategic communication, and leader values.
Clancy Martin
Associate Professor of Business Ethics Associate Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Clancy Martin is author or editor of numerous books focusing on business ethics and the history of morality, including the business ethics textbooks Honest Work and Above the Bottom Line. He is the author of more than thirty articles, translations and reviews. He founded or co-founded several entrepreneurial ventures, including the Quikset Company and others. Martin regularly consults and provides programs in business ethics for corporations and organizations around the world. He is also the author of a forthcoming novel, How to Sell, which will appear in German, Italian, Spanish, French, Chinese and other languages. He is one of "The Ethics Professors" on NPR's Walt Bodine Show.
