Matthew B. Myers

Matthew B. Myers is the ninth dean of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and holds the Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership. He became dean of the nationally and internationally ranked Cox School on August 1, 2017. SMU Cox offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to a student population of about 2,000 and maintains an international alumni network in more than 20 countries. Prior to his deanship at SMU Cox, Myers served as dean and Mitchell P. Rales Chair of Business Leadership at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Myers’ research focuses on global marketing and strategy issues. He has written extensively on knowledge sharing in cross-border business relationships, international pricing strategies and comparative marketing systems. He has published in leading journals across multiple disciplines including the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of International Business Studies and Sloan Management Review. In addition, he was co-editor of the Global Supply Chain Handbook (Sage). His current research investigates the effects of foreign direct investment in supply chain functions on developing economy performance and wealth distribution.

His expertise has put him in demand as a consultant with organizations in the global distribution, chemical, insurance, education, pharmaceutical and marketing research industries. He recently served as visiting faculty at ESSEC-Paris and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Myers has taught at the Vienna University of Economics and in other international locations including Italy, Romania, Taiwan and Uzbekistan, and has led executive education courses in China, Vietnam, India, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Hungary and Poland. Myers has been recognized three times as the Outstanding Faculty for MBA programs, and received the University of Tennessee’s Chancellor’s Award for Globalization Initiatives. He is a member of the Society of Fellows of the Aspen Institute, a non-partisan organization dedicated to educational and policy issues.

Myers received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University, a Masters of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. from the University of Louisville.