Bobby Bizzell

Dr. Bobby Bizzell is currently Dean of the College of Business at the University of Houston Downtown and Professor of Management, positions he has held since August 1989. Before joining the University of Houston System he was at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. While at SFA he held the rank of Professor of Management and was Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing, and served as director of the MBA program. He has also been an executive with the General Electric Company.

Dr. Bizzell is the first Dean of the College of Business at the University of Houston Downtown. The accomplishments he has made to the University include successfully leading the college to AACSB Accreditation, establishment of the first business advisory board. Creation of the capital campaign team, restructuring of the majors within the college, the development and implementation of the Weekend College, and the institution of the college's distance learning initiative. He also established and implemented the multiple institution degree programs with other campuses of the University of Houston System.

Dr. Bizzell holds a BBA, MBA and Ph.D. all from the University of Texas @ Austin. He has also taught at The University of Carabobo in Venezuela and The University of Texas @ Austin where he was Assistant Dean for the MBA program.

Dr. Bizzell is a long time member of the North American Case Research Association and held many offices in the organization including being its President. In 1999 he was named one of only ten faculty members ever elected to the Society of Fellows of the Case Research Association. He is the author of many cases, seven books, and has had his cases presented in more than 25 different textbooks by other authors.