David Bennett

Adjunct Professor, Management, and Director, Business Outreach/ Relationships, College of Business Administration, CSUSM

David Bennett is an Adjunct Professor of Management at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) where he teaches Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Career Development, Business Ethics, is the co-founder of “In the Executive Chair” class and has taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior in the MBA Program.  He is also the Director of Business Outreach/Relationships for the College of Business at CSUSM.  He did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University and California Lutheran University and did his graduate work at Harvard Graduate School of Business where he attended the Advanced Management Program.  He has over 30 years of experience as a senior executive at Motel 6, Pepsico/ Taco Bell, Marriott/ Host and Mail Boxes, Etc. Worldwide. He has a thorough background in all business disciplines with emphasis in strategic planning, organizational structure, organizational culture, national/ international expansion and leadership. He has served on over 24 corporate Boards Directors/ Advisors and currently serves on five as well as the Advisory Board for the College of Business which he helped create and is the coordinator between the Board and the College of Business. He speaks publically on Leadership and does executive mentoring/ coaching.  He is involved in numerous business/ community associations throughout southern California one of which is the locally renowned Chairmens Round Table whose membership is made up of a select group of 43 retired CEO’s or Board Chairman who mentor struggling companies and has also been on the Board of the Chairmens Round Table. He serves on the board and is a lecturer at the Prague Leadership Institute in the Czech Republic . He has been an honorary faculty member at Michigan State University and Washington State University. He has served as a member of the Marketing Committee and the Legislative Committee of the Board of Directors for the International Franchise Association. He was a Member of the Corporation (MOC) of the Culinary Institute of America. He is a co-founding member of the Center for Leadership Innovation and Mentorship Building (CLIMB) and the founder of The Executive Mentoring Program for the College of Business.  He directs and/ or is involved in many fundraising events for the College of Business.