Professor David Finch

David is a Professor of Marketing for the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada, and a contributing faculty member of Walden University, USA, where he mentors PhD candidates. He also acts as a John Madejski Centre for Reputation research partner.

In the past three years, David has worked closely with Professor Carola Hillenbrand from Henley Business School to develop an empirical model that explores the relationship between stakeholders' attitudes, behaviours and firm value. Most recently, the collaboration has explored the relationship between strategic group reputation and competitive advantage.

He possesses a unique blend of professional and academic experience and holds a PhD from Walden University, with a research focus in relationships and reputation. He also holds a Masters degree from the University of Kent and is a graduate of the Executive Management programme of the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University, USA.

David's background includes 22 years of progressively senior corporate and agency marketing roles, both domestically and internationally. This included being a founding partner of TrojanOne, one of Canada's largest sponsorship marketing consultancies. Over his career he has worked for organizations including Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Edelman, Doyle Dane Bernbach Canada, Esso, the Harris Corporation, Hudson's Bay Company, British Columbia Ferries, the Calgary Stampede and Yellow Pages.