Dr. Daewoo Park is the Dean and Professor of the College of Business at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM). He assumed this role in August 2024. Dr. Park brings extensive experience in academic leadership and strategic management to AUM. He led curriculum innovation and strategic enrollment management, accreditations/assurance of learning, impactful partnership development/fundraising, and innovation-centered student success initiatives.

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Texas A&M University (1992)
• MBA from the University of Texas at Austin (1989)
• B.A. from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (1984)

Professional Experience

• Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success at Northern Illinois University’s College of Business (2019-2024)
• Chair, Department of Business at Hawaii Pacific University (2015-2019)
• Chair, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship at Xavier University’s Williams College of Business (2009-2013)
• Director, Sedler Family Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Xavier