Russell Lacey

Dr. Russell Lacey is the Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Marketing at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. As Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Lacey oversees efforts to improve the overall graduate student experience at Xavier. Dean Lacey works in close collaboration with College Deans, Program Directors, and other administrative leaders to foster and promote excellence at the graduate level in academic quality, program success, graduate recruitment, and enrollment.

Dr. Lacey earned his Ph.D. in Marketing at the University of Alabama in 2003 and taught at the University of New Orleans prior to joining Xavier in 2011. Dr. Lacey has taught undergraduate, MBA, and Executive MBA courses, primarily focusing on the areas of Marketing Strategy, Business Ethics, and Services Marketing. He has taught at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, most recently in 2016. He also taught in San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of an Executive MBA program for five years. Since 2015, Dr. Lacey has participated in faculty education travel abroad programs and international conferences around the world, including in The United Kingdom, France, Austria, The Czech Republic, Canada, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore.