Biography

Timothy K. Mantz is a Professor of Marketing and Interim Executive Director of the RISE Foundation at Alabama A&M University, where he also served as Interim Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs. A native New Yorker, Dr. Mantz brings over 20 years of corporate marketing and advertising experience, including senior leadership roles at Weiden & Kennedy and Ogilvy & Mather and as VP of Marketing and CEO of Skylink Communications Corp. (grown to a $480 million valuation), together with more than 20 years in academic leadership spanning Argosy University, Keiser University, Northern State University, Cabrini (now Villanova) University, and Alabama A&M.

He is a well-published scholar with over 50 academic publications and has earned five Best in Journal awards.

Areas of expertise

He teaches across the full spectrum of marketing, including Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research and Analytics, Marketing Communications, Social Media, Advertising, Branding, New Product Development, and Product Management, as well as Strategic Planning and the MBA Capstone course.

Education and affiliations

He holds a DBA in Marketing from Argosy University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a BFA in Art Direction from Pratt Institute.