Greg Bell, PhD

Teaching Areas

Dr. Bell teaches in the areas of:

• Strategic Management
• Corporate Strategy
• Corporate Governance
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Ethics

Teaching Specialties:

Strategic management, corporate governance, applied strategy, virtue-based leadership, ethical financial planning, entrepreneurship in faith-based institutions, and executive-level DBA seminars. He regularly teaches doctoral-level strategy seminars, MBA strategy courses, and courses that integrate Catholic social thought with business practice.

Teaching Philosophy or Approach

Dr. Bell’s teaching philosophy is grounded in formation rather than information. He emphasizes disciplined thinking, ethical judgment, and practical wisdom. In the classroom, he challenges students to think strategically, act ethically, and lead with clarity of purpose. His approach integrates case-based learning, applied research projects, executive-style discussion formats, and real-world consulting engagements. At the doctoral level, he trains practitioner-scholars to bridge theory and application. At the master’s level, he emphasizes career integration and professional formation. His recent curricular leadership includes reimagining graduate business education to integrate Catholic social teaching, virtue formation, and professional skill development. He is deeply committed to student mentorship, career development, and intellectual rigor, viewing business education as both professional preparation and moral formation.

Research Interests and Expertise

Dr. Bell’s research focuses on strategic management, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, and the intersection of business and virtue ethics. His work explores how governance structures shape strategic decision-making, how firms build dynamic capabilities, and how ethical frameworks influence long-term organizational performance. His current applied research and program development initiatives include strategy processes in founder-led firms, governance effectiveness in private organizations, and virtue-based leadership formation in graduate business education. These topics matter because they directly address institutional durability, executive accountability, and the long-term health of both corporations and nonprofit institutions.

Awards and Honors

• Secured multi-year grant funding from the Charles Schwab Foundation to launch a Financial Planning program
• Leadership recognition for graduate program innovation
• Faculty and administrative awards recognizing strategic program growth
• Grant and external funding awards supporting curriculum development
• Institutional recognition for partnership development and enrollment strategy initiatives

Professional Engagement and Impact

Dr. Bell has extensive engagement in executive education, consulting, and institutional strategy. His consulting and advisory work has focused on strategic planning, governance design, organizational turnaround strategy, and graduate program positioning. He has worked with business leaders, private firms, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based institutions. As a senior academic leader, he has developed revenue-share partnerships, launched 4+1 articulation agreements with Catholic liberal arts institutions, redesigned graduate curricula, and implemented market-responsive programming in financial planning, cybersecurity, and applied business analytics. His leadership roles include serving as Dean, directing doctoral seminars, overseeing AACSB alignment initiatives, and guiding institutions through financial and enrollment strategy challenges. His work reflects a blend of academic rigor and operational execution.

Short Personal Statement — Motivations and Values

Dr. Bell is motivated by the conviction that business education should form leaders who are both competent and principled. He believes institutions must be mission-driven, financially sustainable, and strategically disciplined. His leadership philosophy emphasizes clarity, accountability, stewardship, and courage. He is particularly committed to strengthening Catholic higher education by building graduate programs that integrate professional excellence with moral seriousness. He views education as a long-term investment in people, institutions, and the common good.

Expertise Keywords (for Media Engagement)

Strategic management
Corporate governance
Entrepreneurship
Virtue-based leadership
Ethical financial planning
Graduate business education reform
Catholic higher education
Enrollment strategy
Institutional turnaround
Dynamic capabilities
Applied doctoral education
Revenue-share partnerships
AACSB accreditation
Executive leadership development

 Personal Interests and Community Involvement

Outside of academia, Dr. Bell values time with family and engagement in community and faith-based initiatives. He is a Deacon at his church. He is interested in leadership formation, mentorship, and civic engagement. He enjoys the outdoors, reading in the areas of philosophy and theology, and engaging in conversations at the intersection of business, ethics, and culture. He also enjoys training his dog for AKC retriever field trial events.