Gerard Beenen

Dr. Beenen is a Professor of Management in the College of Business & Economics, California State University, Fullerton. He previously served as Associate Dean of the College and Chair of the Department of Management. He received his Ph.D. in organizational behavior and theory from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and an MA from Fuller Seminary. His research focuses on work place motivation and learning, leadership, and management education. His research has been published in Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Academy of Management Learning and Education (AMLE), and the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, among others. He is on the editorial boards of AMLE and the Journal of Vocational Behavior, and is the incoming Chair of the Management Education and Development Division of the Academy of Management. Prior to his academic career, he was CEO of a cancer care center, co-founder of a technology company, and a management consultant with both Bain & Company and Ernst & Young.

Education

• M.B.A. Northwestern University (1990 — 1992)
• M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary (1984 — 1986)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Vanguard University of Southern California (1981 — 1984)

Companies

• Professor of Management Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics (2018)
• Visiting Associate Professor (7/15 to 1/16) and Adjunct Professor of Organization and Management UC Irvine The Paul Merage School of Business (2013)
• Associate Dean California State University, Fullerton, College of Business and Economics (2019 — 2021)
• Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business (2008 — 2020)
• Chair, Department of Management California State University, Fullerton, College of Business and Economics (2017 — 2019)
• Assistant (2009-2015) and Associate (2015-2018) Professor of Management Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics (2009 — 2018)
• Post Doctoral Fellow in Organizational Behavior Carnegie Mellon University (2008 — 2009)
• CEO Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care (2001 — 2003)
• VP and General Manager/FleetXchange.com Corcentric (2001 — 2001)