1. PRESENTATION TITLE

2. DEVELOPING MARKETING SCHOLARS GLOBALLY
The mission of the Sheth Foundation is to support the academic scholarship, publications, education and research of tax-exempt, publicly-supported educational organizations, primarily focusing on the discipline of marketing, by providing support through grant awarding recipient organizations.

4. The Founders
Dr. Jagdish sheth and Madhu Sheth
Professor Jagdish Sheth, the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, is a marketing pioneer who has helped shape the study of consumer behavior and marketing theory throughout his 60-year academic career.
In 1991, together with his wife Madhu, they started the Sheth Foundation to help future generations of marketing scholars and inspire innovation in marketing through grants and awards.

5. Professor Jagdish N. Sheth
FOUNDER | BOARD MEMBER SINCE 1991
Current appointment: Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School of Emory University
Prior appointments: USC; UI, Columbia, and MIT
Fields of scholarly contributions: Consumer behavior, marketing theory, relationship marketing, competitive strategy and geopolitical analysis
Publications: More than 350 research papers and 30 books including The Rule of Three, Chindia Rising, Clients for Life, Firms of Endearment and his autobiography The Accidental Scholar
Industry & Academic Awards: 30+ awards from ACR, AMS, APA and all the top AMA awards including the Richard D. Irwin Distinguished Marketing Educator Award, the Charles Coolidge Parlin Award, the P.D. Converse Award for outstanding contributions to theory in marketing, and the William Wilkie Award for marketing for a better society.

6. Leadership EMERITUS BOARD GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS
The Sheth Foundation is fortunate to count globally recognized marketing scholars as members of its dedicated, volunteer Board.
Jadish Sheth
Ruth Bolton
Tomas Hult
Barbara Kahn
Richard Lutz
FOUNDER
VICE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
BOARD
BOARD
Board member since 1991
Emory University
Board member since 1992
Arizona State University
Board member since 2010
Michigan State University
Board member since 2014
University of Pennsylvania
Board member since 2009
University of Florida
EMERITUS BOARD
Lawrence Feick, Ph.D. ( , )
George Day (2000 – 2005)
Dawn Iacobucci (2007 – 2009)
Deborah MacInnis, Ph.D. (2011 – 2013)
Tom Mentzer (1991 – 2003)
Robert (Bob) Peterson (2001 – 2009)
Madhu Sheth (2007 – 2011)
William (Bill) Sturtevant (1991 – 2011)
Seymour Sudman (1993 – 2000)
Vernon Zimmerman (1991 – 1993)
Naresh Malhotra
Kent Monroe
Linda Price
Reshma Shah
Karri Hobson-Pape
COMPTROLLER
TREASURER
BOARD
SECRETARY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board member since 1991
Georgia Tech
Board member since 2011
University of Richmond
Board member since 2004
University of Arizona
Board member since 2011
Emory University
2011-Present
University of Georgia

7. Grants Creation Dissemination Recognition Knowledge Knowledge
DEVELOPING MARKETING SCHOLARS GLOBALLY
Grants from the Sheth Foundation typically fall into three major areas in support of the mission to advance marketing knowledge and thought leadership.

8. The Sheth Foundation Medal
Knowledge
Recognition
The Sheth Foundation Medal for Exceptional Contribution to Society through Marketing Thought Leadership and Practice is a bi-annual award designed to recognize a thought leader who has made enduring and transformational contributions to (a) society through marketing scholarship and (b) marketing practice in the form of for-profit, not-for-profit, or governmental organizations.
The award is comprised of a gold medal, a certificate of recognition, and a significant donation to a not-for-profit organization of the recipient’s choice. The award is presented at the annual conference of the professional association that nominated the recipient. Up to two nominations are invited every two years from the governing bodies of the following organizations: Academy of Marketing Science, Association for Consumer Research, Association for International Business, American Marketing Association, and INFORMS.
The Sheth Foundation Medal for Exceptional Contribution to Society through Marketing Thought Leadership and Practice is a bi-annual award designed to recognize a marketing thought leader.