Dante Pirouz

Dante M. Pirouz spent over half her life in corporate life - first as a business development executive in Asia and Europe and then as a professor with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and consumer behavior at major business schools like Wharton, Ivey and Broad. After decades of work as an international executive and business school professor, Dante Pirouz returned to a long time passion, impressionist abstract painting. Influenced by her many years of travel to far flung corners of the world including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, China, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia. Each of these environments have influenced her current work in color, design and view.

Trained with a PhD in cognitive psychology, Dr. Dante Pirouz has researched the impact of color and aesthetics on cognitive well-being and decision making. Her return to artistic expression is an ode to the natural environment around her in rural Michigan and from her travels around the world.

Dante is a third generation artist who integrates her training as a PhD in cognitive psychology and consumer behavior to create artwork that motivates, quiets, focuses, and soothes the mind and spirit with abstract natural scenery.

On the side, she began building her business in real estate developing and quickly discovered her love for interior design and construction. What began as a project to create a few large-scale paintings to cover the walls of the properties she was staging blossomed into an art business that began to get the attention of collectors and buyers online. One post turned into a snowball of many more posts and connections with collectors who love her eye for bright color and crisp graphics.

Dante now works full time in her studio in Almont, Michigan in an area known for its apple and peach orchards north of Detroit, Michigan.

Education

• Ph.d. University Of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School Of Business, Irvine, Ca 2010 Consumer Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience
• M.b.a. University Of Pennsylvania - Wharton School Of Business, Philadelphia, Pa 1992
• M.a. University Of Pennsylvania - Lauder Institute Of International Studies, Philadelphia, Pa 1992
• B.a. University Of California, Los Angeles - College Of Letters And Science, Los Angeles, Ca 1988 Graduated Cum Laude

Companies

• Assistant Professor Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business (2018)
• Lead Partner Arcadial Capital LLC (2013)
• Member Michigan Real Estate Investors Association (2014 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor Richard Ivey School of Business (2010 — 2018)
• Visiting Assistant Professor The Wharton School (2014 — 2015)
• Principal/Chief Financial Officer R3 Consulting (1997 — 2009)
• New Business Development Manager DIRECTV (1995 — 1997)
• Account Executive Young & Rubicam (1992 — 1994)
• International Marketing Manager BMW Group (1991 — 1991)