He received a PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin, held prior faculty positions at the University of Virginia and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and served as chairperson of Boler’s Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Department. Rick’s teaching interests include business intelligence, marketing, and entrepreneurship; and his research interests span from web-enabled customization to information technology pedagogy. He has published articles in various outlets including Communications of the ACM, Business Horizons, and the Journal of Information Systems Education.