The AMA Academic Council is a 12-member council that represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling, and public policy perspectives with attention to strategic marketing implications. The AMA strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world; an essential community for marketers.
In support of that mission, the AMA Academic Council advocates for the AMA academic membership and provides stewardship of Academic Special Interest Groups (SIGs), events, and related initiatives.
Council News & Initiatives
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A Message from the Academic Council on Exploding Job Offers
To the Academic Community: We appreciate each of the departments that committed to following the Job Market Guidelines put forth by the AMA in an effort to maintain some consistency in the job market schedule without in-person interviews at the Summer AMA conference. As the job market is progressing, concerns have been brought forth regarding […]
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Best Practices for the Fall North American Rookie Job Market
After observing the 2022 Fall Rookie Job Market and transition to online (Zoom) interviews, the AMA Academic Council sought to understand the challenges and best practices to improve the market moving forward. To do so, we surveyed 2022 job market candidates and engaged a taskforce of faculty with extensive recruiting experience. The survey of 2022 […]
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AMA Announces New Academic Council Members for the 2023–2026 Term
The AMA is pleased to announce that two new members will join the Academic Council in July 2023: Xin (Shane) Wang and Alok Saboo. In addition, Michael Haenlein, present member, will join the Executive Committee as President Elect-Designate beginning July 2024.
Academic Council members serve a three-year term that starts in July and ends in June three years later. In-person meetings occur on Thursday and Friday mornings prior to the Summer and Winter conferences; virtual meetings will occur as needed throughout the year. A Call for Nominations for the next term (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027) will open in August 2023.

Not Pictured: Michael Haenlein.
Current Members of the AMA Academic Council
President
Maura Scott (Executive Committee Term Ends 2024)
Dr. Persis E. and Dr. Charles E. Rockwood Eminent Scholar in Marketing
Florida State University
President-Elect
Karen Winterich (Executive Committee Term Ends 2025)
Professor of Marketing and Frank and Mary Smeal Research Fellow of Marketing
Pennsylvania State University
President-Elect Designate
Lerzan Aksoy (Executive Committee Term Ends 2026)
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Marketing
Fordham University
Immediate Past President
Koen Pauwels (Executive Committee Term Ends 2023)
Professor of Marketing
Northeastern University
Samantha N. N. Cross (Term 2021 – 2024)
Associate Professor of Marketing
Iowa State University
Amber Epp (Term 2020 – 2023)
Wilbur Dickson-Bascom Professor in Business
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Frank Germann (Term 2021 – 2024)
Associate Professor of Marketing
University of Notre Dame
Dhruv Grewal (Term 2020 – 2023)
Toyota Professor of Commerce and Electronic Business
Babson College
Michael Haenlein (Term 2021 – 2024)
Professor of Marketing, ESCP Business School
Chair of Responsible Research in Marketing, University of Liverpool Management School
Nailya Ordabayeva (Term 2022 – 2025)
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Kay Peters (Term 2022 – 2025)
DHL-endowed Chair of Dialog Marketing and Professor of Marketing
Hamburg University
Visiting Professor, University of California Davis
Shrihari Sridhar (Term 2021 – 2024)
Joe Foster’ 56 Chair in Business Leadership Professor of Marketing
Texas A&M University
Marilyn Stone (Primary Staff Liaison)
Director, Academic Communities and Journals
American Marketing Association
Matt Weingarden (Senior Staff Liaison)
Vice President, Communities and Journals
American Marketing Association