The AMA Academic Council is a 12-member council that represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling, and public policy perspectives with attention to strategic marketing implications. The AMA strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world; an essential community for marketers.
In support of that mission, the AMA Academic Council advocates for the AMA academic membership and provides stewardship of Academic Special Interest Groups (SIGs), events, and related initiatives.
Council News & Initiatives
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Best Practices for the Fall North American Rookie Job Market: 2024 Update
The AMA Academic Council recommends the following best practices for universities and job market candidates. Recommendations are grounded in survey results collected from a broad range of stakeholders (i.e., Recent Rookie Job Market Candidates/Assistant Professors, Faculty at Hiring Institutions, and Department Chairs). Best Practices for Hiring Universities Best Practices for Job Market Candidates As a reminder, […]
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AMA Announces New Academic Council Members for the 2024–2027 Term
The AMA is pleased to announce that four new members will join the Academic Council in July 2024: Linda Alkire, Kelly Hewett, Girish Mallapragada, and Adam Rapp. In addition, present member Kay Peters will join the Executive Committee for the term 2025–2029.
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AMA Transitions Guide: Navigating the Progression from Doctoral Student to Marketing Professor
The American Marketing Association is pleased to present our updated Transitions Guide: Navigating the Progression from Doctoral Student to Marketing Professor, a Marketing News special report. This document is meant to serve as a comprehensive guide for marketing doctoral students as they transition from student life to professor life. It contains information that is relevant to the […]
Academic Council members serve a three-year term that starts in July and ends in June three years later. In-person meetings occur on Thursday and Friday mornings prior to the Summer and Winter conferences; virtual meetings will occur as needed throughout the year.
Current Members of the AMA Academic Council
President
Lerzan Aksoy (Executive Committee Term Ends 2026)
Dean and George N. Jean Ph.D. Chair
Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University
President-Elect
Amber Epp (Executive Committee Term Ends 2027)
Wilbur Dickson-Bascom Professor in Business
Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
President-Elect Designate
Michael Haenlein (Executive Committee Term Ends 2028)
Professor of Marketing, ESCP Business School
Chair of Responsible Research in Marketing, University of Liverpool Management School
Immediate Past President
Karen Winterich (Executive Committee Term Ends 2025)
Professor of Marketing and Frank and Mary Smeal Research Fellow of Marketing
Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Linda Alkire (Term 2024–2027)
Associate Professor of Marketing
McCoy College of Business, Texas State University
Kelly Hewett (Term 2024–2027)
Professor of Marketing and Reagan Professor of Business
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee
Girish Mallapragada (Term 2024–2027)
Associate Professor of Marketing and Director of Marketing Doctoral Program
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Nailya Ordabayeva (Term 2022–2025)
Kelli Questrom Associate Professor in Marketing
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Kay Peters (Term 2022–2025)
DHL-endowed Chair of Dialog Marketing and Professor of Marketing
Faculty of Business Administration, Hamburg University
Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California Davis
Adam Rapp (Term 2024–2027)
The Ralph and Luci Schey Professor of Sales and
Executive Director of the Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Center
College of Business, Ohio University
Alok Saboo (Term 2023–2026)
Taylor E. Little Jr. Professor of Marketing and Associate Professor
Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Xin (Shane) Wang (Term 2023–2026)
Professor of Marketing
Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech
Marilyn Stone (Primary Staff Liaison)
Director, Academic Communities and Journals
American Marketing Association
Matt Weingarden (Senior Staff Liaison)
Executive Vice President, Communities and Journals
American Marketing Association