Biography
David C. Nash is Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of the Strategic Management Department Fox School of Business Temple University and serves as lead faculty and Operations Director for the Fox Management Consulting Practice. He teaches highly experiential classes, including the MBA capstone. Dave has been the lead faculty for more than 160 MBA capstone strategy consulting engagements for domestic and international for profit and not for profit clients. His research interest is improving the quality of business education by accelerating the building of business capability through experiential learning models.
Mr. Nash is a principal and owner of D C Nash & Associates LLC., a business consulting and advisory practice specializing in business and financial strategy development and implementation.
He was principal and co-owner of Windridge Design, Inc., a successful branded women’s apparel manufacturing company.
Prior to that, Mr. Nash was Vice President of Strategy & Supply Chain and Vice President of Finance and Supply Chain for the Campbell Soup Away From Home businesses. In these positions, he was responsible for the business strategy, finance, supply chain manufacturing and logistics operations and IT for this business unit which included the Campbell North American Foodservice, Pepperidge Farm Foodservice and Stockpot businesses.
Before joining Campbell’s, Mr. Nash was Vice President Finance for North America for Scott Paper Company and held positions as Vice President, Worldwide Away From Home Finance & Business Systems, Vice President, Personal Care & Cleaning Business as well other general management and functional leadership roles in finance, marketing, and business development in both the consumer packaged goods and global business to business sectors of the Scott Paper Company.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University and Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University College of Engineering.
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
BA 5287 | Fox Management Consulting Practicum | Graduate |
BA 5486 | Capstone Experience: Internship | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Nash, D., Hill, T., Naumoff, N., Kristensen, T., Luzier, B., Paris, L., & Marg, B. Live client capstone: A 6-week sprint to deliver professional results for clients and a rich educational experience for students.
Hill, T., Paris, D., Nash, D., & Blau, G. (2020). Live-Problem Project v. Client-Based Project: Which Is Most Effective for Perceived Learning of MBA-Level Marketing Concepts.? Journal of Education and Development, 4(3), 46. doi: 10.20849/jed.v4i3.806.
Nash, D. & Allatta, V. Empathy as Catalyst for Analysis: A Skill-sharing Workshop for Experiential Learning.
Blau, G., Williams, W., Jarrell, S., & Nash, D. (2019). Exploring common correlates of business undergraduate satisfaction with their degree program versus expected employment. Journal of Education for Business, 94(1), 31-39. doi: 10.1080/08832323.2018.1502144.
Nash, D., Hill, T., & Anthony, M. (2018). Experiential learning for MBA: Are We Closing the Business Competency Gap. Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology.
Nash, D., Hill, T., & Anthony, M. (2022). Research Note: Experiential Learning For MBAs: Are We Closing The Business Competency Gap? Journal of Business, Economics and Technology, 21(1). Retrieved from http://nabet.us/j_archives/JBET18sp.pdf.
Hill, T., Nash, D., & Anthony, M. (2017). Experiential learning for MBAs: Are we closing the business competency gap? State College, PA.