Michael Denning

Michael Denning is a Professor of Practice in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. His research and teaching interests center on marketing and entrepreneurship, especially in organizations undergoing transformation. Professor Denning also coaches ASU’s MBA Business Plan Competition Team which competes internationally. He is an angel investor in small business enterprises that show significant potential in technology fields. He has served on the Boards of Directors of many of these investments and has served as interim President in several. Professor Denning is Chairman of two groups of Vistage Worldwide (a CEO development organization) and an executive consultant in turn-around situations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, global marketing and strategic planning. In addition, he has served as a Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations.

Previously he was president of several information technology firms that were either successfully sold or went public. He was Vice President of Marketing at Memorex Corporation and held a variety of senior management and executive positions at IBM in four different divisions and at the group level, mostly in marketing, strategic planning and technology roles. He has been President of Mortgages Ltd., Arizona’s largest and oldest mortgage banker. Previously, he was President of !npulse Response Group, a Phoenix based global leader in direct response marketing. His work experience includes CEO, COO, or Presidential roles with Learning Edge (an e-learning company), LandTech Environmental (a landfill remediation company), Crystal Research Corporation (a materials sciences company) and several others. Professor Denning also is currently assisting several graduates of the W. P. Carey MBA program in starting their businesses. After attending the USAF Academy, he served in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam era. He earned his master’s from Columbia University and his doctorate from Capella University in organization and management with a specialization in leadership