Ajay Vinze is a Emeritus Professor and the former Earl and Gladys Davis Distinguished Professor of Business with W. P. Carey School of Business and associate dean of international programs with ASU's Graduate College. In 2017, he joined the University of Missouri as dean of the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business after nearly 20 years in elevating academic and administrative roles at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Prior to joining ASU, he was with the Lowry Mays School of Business with Texas A&M University (1988-1998).
Professor Vinze's areas of interest range from strategic applications and implications of information and communication, with focus on Latin America, East Europe/Balkans and South/Southeast Asia, to sustainability and water policy, collaborative decision making, and IT and public health, most particularly in disaster preparedness and response.
He has consulted on numerous projects, such as the H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Project with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (2009-2010); managing demand surges in information supply chains with the IBM Corporation (2005-2008) and with the Super bowl Public Health and Healthcare Workgroup for Superbowl XLII in Glendale (2007-2008).
- Ph.D. University of Arizona 1988
- M.B.A. University of Connecticut-Storrs 1984
- B.Comm (Honors), University of Delhi, India 1980
