Alan R. Miciak, Ph.D.
Alan R. Miciak , Ph.D.
Dean
Palumbo Donahue School of Business
Contact Information
709 Rockwell Hall
Pittsburgh, PA, 15282
Phone: 412.396.1372 Fax: 412.396.1848

Since 2005, Alan Miciak has served as the dean of the Palumbo Donahue School of Business. Before coming to Duquesne, Dean Miciak served as dean at the Sobey School of Business at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also served as a faculty member at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, where he also served as director of the executive MBA program. Prior to entering academia, Dean Miciak was a national account manager for the Burroughs Corporation.

Dean Miciak was recently named by Treasury & Risk Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in finance, in the governance and compliance category. The magazine called Dean Miciak the "creator of the 'sustainable MBA' program, which is reaching beyond academia's boundaries to introduce corporate concepts directly into the business community."  According to Dean Miciak: ""It [the acknowledgement by Treasury & Risk Magazine] was recognition of the direction of the MBA program into the area of sustainability. Sustainability is the next big business transformation. The move toward sustainability will have a profound impact on how businesses do business."

Dean Miciak obtained a doctorate in marketing and international business from Kent State University's Graduate School of Management, a master's of business administration degree from the University of Toledo and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kent State University. His research interests include brand management, celebrity advertising, service quality and business-to-business marketing.

Dean Miciak resides in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter.