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The team

Engaging academics, industry experts, and thought leaders to tackle today’s challenges in consumer marketing.

Center for Brand Leadership staff

Strong consumer brands are powerful, influential, and ever evolving, and at Kelley, we believe managers should be too. Each member of our CBL team offers a unique perspective that allows us to anticipate and embrace innovation.

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Keith Niedermeier

Director of the Center for Brand Leadership, Nestlé Faculty Fellow, Clinical Professor of Marketing
knieder@iu.edu
812-855-7059

Office: HH 2100
Professional interests: Consumer Behavior & Decision-Making, Branding, Retail, Investor Psychology, Generational Differences, Marketing in China

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Sydney Loughran

Graduate Associate Director
soverma@iu.edu

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Anushka Nair

Undergraduate Associate Director
nairan@iu.edu

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Laura Kim

Undergraduate Assistant Director
lk9@iu.edu

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Jiya Surywanshi

Undergraduate Assistant Director
jisury@iu.edu

Meet the Board

The Center for Brand Leadership advisory board is a group of distinguished business executives who represent some of the most respected companies in the world. Board members work with the CBL to give students exposure to the industry’s most pressing trends and advance our research.

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April Anslinger

Chief Marketing Officer, Aptive Environmental

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Julie Bowerman

Chief Marketing Officer, Kellanova

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Todd Getz

Executive Brand Director, GE Appliances

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Jason Horowitz

Former Global Head of Media and Marketing, Mattel

Rebecca Kvam

Rebecca Kvam

Senior Director of Marketing, Nestlé USA

 

 

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Keith Mann

Chief Marketing Officer, Pella Corporation

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Bethany Quam

President, Big G Cereal & Canda, General Mills

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Dan Raynak

Brand Builder, Growth Officer, & Investor

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Jeff Rowan

Senior Brand Manager, Frozen Sweet Treats, Conagra Brands

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Kristin Shane

Chief Merchandising Officer, REI

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Bob Stohler

Emeritus Board Member; Founder of Bloomington Brands; Former EVP, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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