David Poldoian
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
Areas of Expertise:
Entrepreneurism
Academic/professional activities:
Chief Business Development Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Former Vice President and Partner at Bain and Company
Served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Tufts University where he taught courses in Business Strategy and American Monetary History
Serves as a judge and member of the Hatchery Advisory Board
Serves as a sponsor of Taylor Community Consulting projects
Serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Brehm Preparatory School
Spent nine years with Anheuser-Busch Companies, serving in various positions, including President of its Eagle Snacks Division, Senior Strategy Advisor to the CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch International
Awards/honors:
Professor Poldoian has twice received the Reid Teaching Prize
Personal interests:
Professor Poldoian and his family live in Clayton.
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Professor Poldoian initially joined Corinthian Colleges, Inc. in November, 2004 as President and COO of its Online Learning division. Under his leadership, the division quadrupled to over 10,000 fully online students.
During the nine years spent at Anheuser-Busch Companies, he played a leadership role in new business ventures and acquisition efforts in South America, Asia, and Europe. Professor Poldoian also co-led the team responsible for conceiving and launching Michelob Ultra.
He has been an equity investor, co-founder, board member, and/or senior executive at several successful venture-funded enterprises including two firms subsequently acquired by publicly traded firms.
Professor Poldoian has taught Introduction to Entrepreneurship at Olin for over 5 years.
Email: poldoian@wustl.edu
M.B.A. 1977, Harvard Graduate School of Business
B.A. 1975, Tufts University
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