Thomas Smith

A distinguished faculty member at Goizueta Business School since 2008, this educator brings extensive academic experience from previous positions at the University of Illinois–Chicago, National-Louis University, Loyola University, and North Central College, having earned his PhD in labor and demography/cultural economics and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1998, following his undergraduate studies at Illinois Wesleyan University; throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to academic discourse through numerous paper presentations at conferences both domestically and internationally, while also lending his expertise as a consultant to prominent organizations in the arts, music, and entertainment industry, including the National Endowment for the Arts and Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, as well as contributing to curriculum development initiatives at institutions such as the University of Illinois-Chicago and Buck Institute for Education.