Arun Sharma is a Professor of Marketing, and has been recognized as being in the top 1% of marketing professors. He has also served as the School’s Vice Dean of Graduate Business Programs, Vice Dean of Executive Education, and the Chairman of the Department of Marketing.

Sharma’s research interests are Liquidity, disruptions, market trends, market structures, market strategy, and business-to-business markets. He serves on several review boards of journals and has published extensively (over 100 refereed articles). His research and teaching have been recognized through multiple awards, including excellence in research and excellence in teaching. He has also co-edited journals and co-chaired several conferences.

Sharma has considerable industry experience in the following areas: Liquidity and Disruption, Customer and Industry Trends, Addressing Heterogeneous Markets, Market Movements, Developing Innovation-driven Firms, and Market Strategies. Sharma has served as a consultant to several corporations, including Accenture, Agilent Technologies, American Express, AT&T, Audi, AutoNation, Arthrex, AstraZeneca, Burger King, Boston Scientific, Citrix, Coca-Cola, Conagra, Ericcson, Exxon, Goodyear, HP, IBM, Macy’s, MasterCard, Medtronic (Covidien), Motorola, Novartis, PayPal (Xoom), Procter & Gamble, RCCL, Sandoz, Siemens, Sprint, Visa International, Walmart, Western Union, and Zimmer.

Sharma received his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree. Before joining the academic world, he worked for three years in a high-technology firm, handling product and sales management responsibilities.

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