Brent Smith

Dr. Brent Smith serves as Emerson College’s Associate Vice President for Executive Education. He is also a tenured full professor of Marketing and the former dean of the School of Communication.

Smith is an accomplished teacher, scholar, consultant, and practitioner with multifaceted expertise in strategy, analytics, ethics, and global business. He has developed several courses for students in undergraduate, graduate, international, executive, and online programs. His research appears in leading mainstream and niche academic journals, such as Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Psychology and Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Consumer Marketing, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Technology in Society, and Journal of Sport & Social Issues.

Smith holds a PhD in marketing from Drexel University, an MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from Tulane University, and a BS in economics and BA in German from Xavier University of Louisiana.