Curriculum Vita/Resume
Don Capener Ph.D.
11908 Diamond Springs Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 463-5188 cell [email protected]
Executive Summary: An innovative and entrepreneurial leader with a rare
combination of expertise in higher education and professional management. A senior
executive with a successful track record of corporate engagement in fundraising.
President’s cabinet level experience directing academic affairs, fundraising, athletics,
enrollment management, public relations, strategic planning, and technology.
Jacksonville University (Florida), Davis College of Business, Dean 2012-Present
Accomplished AACSB Business Dean- Directs $10,200,000 annual budget, $11,000,000
endowment, and 42 full-time faculty members. AACSB peer team review experienced.
Raised $5,100,000 between 2013-2015 to launch a business doctorate and introduce
online/blended delivery of both graduate and undergraduate programs. Directed the
introduction of several new programs including business analytics, consumer goods &
service marketing, and management accounting
Drove diversity and internationalization- Helped increase the number of diverse faculty
and enrolled students from ethnic minorities. Built a successful corporate and
international collaboration strategy for JU Drove growth of foreign-born students and
study abroad participation by 130%. Accelerated academic excellence by upgrading
standards for teaching, research, and service among Davis faculty, staff, and students as
evidenced by AACSB reaccreditation at the doctoral level in 2015. Increased graduate
business school enrollment by 90%. Engaged in every aspect of student success from
enrollment management to alumni career progression
Respected Thought leader- Recognized by LinkedIn as an influencer, all-star
profile, and thought leader. Regular columnist on business for the Florida Times
Union. Selected as a top 50 influencer in North Florida by Advantage Magazine in
2014. Helped launch four start-ups with JU students or alumni. Selected as one of
the top 10 new executives for inclusion in Leadership Jacksonville. Quoted
nationally as an entrepreneurism expert. Published articles in peer reviewed
journals such as ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE /International Economics
Shircliff Endowed Professor of International Management- Tenured full professor
with 20 years of experience teaching executives and traditional students. Courses
include strategy, international marketing, and entrepreneurial thought leadership.
AACSB scholarly academic qualified
Monmouth College (Illinois), 2001-2012
Vice President, Strategic Planning/Chief Marketing Officer
2009-2012 President’s Council Participant. Responsible for external affairs,
marketing, strategic planning, athletics, IT, and international programs. Developed
strong relationships with five new college donors that contributed over $23,300,000
to Monmouth from 2006-2011. Lead a collaborative effort to publish Monmouth’s
2020 strategic plan. Created new Monmouth branding and expanded web
presence.
Interim Vice President, Enrollment Management
Developed Midwest Scholars Program that brought 111 top prospects to campus in
2009 and yielded 58% of candidates with a 27+ ACT and 3.5 GPA. Brought in the
3rd and 5th (2010) largest incoming classes during the height of the great recession.
Generated widespread trustee support and developed a momentum strategy for
alumni and student referrals
Elected Faculty Senator and Chair, Curriculum Committee
One of five elected MC faculty leaders representing 100+ faculty from 2005-2007.
Strong background and experience in shared governance, faculty workload issues,
curriculum management, and collective bargaining. Implemented a new general
education program as the chair of the faculty curriculum committee
Associate Professor, Marketing
2005 Professor of the Year. Promoted and tenured in 2006 Created four new
international exchanges and the introduction of Japanese language instruction.
Created the entrepreneurism sequence of coursework. Recipient of numerous
teaching awards and honors including the first recipient of Monmouth’s 2005 Hatch
Distinguished Teaching Award
Department Chair-Business
Chair and Founder- International Business Major 2001-2005 Director of Japan Study
Drove three years of 100% increases in interest in study abroad. Chair of the Business
department in 2007
Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) 2007-2008
Visiting International Management Professor. Fluent in the Japanese Language
San Diego State University (California) 1989-1992 Advertising & Marketing Lecturer
Formal Education
Doctorate in International Business (Ph.D.) International School of Management, France
2011 Concentration in Strategic Management/Entrepreneurism
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Arizona State University’s Thunderbird
School of Global Management, Arizona 1985, Concentration in Marketing
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Brigham Young University, Utah 1984 Concentrations in
Political Science, Economics, and Asian Studies
Executive Experience Outside Academe
Senior Vice President-Director of Client Services Euro RSCG 4D
(Formally Blau Direct Edge)-Chicago & San Francisco 1999-2001 Directed a team of 33
account managers, 14 copywriters, 13 art directors, and 22 support staff generating
$9,300,000 in annual revenues.
Chief Marketing Officer Netcentives, Inc.
San Francisco, CA & New York, NY 1997-1999
Built a 41 person, multi- disciplinary marketing and sales team from 1997-1999 as the chief
marketing architect for clickrewards.com. Instrumental in Netcentives (NCNT) to obtain $7
million in 2nd round funding in 1998 and public via NASDAQ in October of 1999.
Vice President/General Manager Leo Burnett Company/Frankel & Company
Chicago & San Francisco 1993-1997
Drove profitability. Hired and managed 61 staff members. Directed all agency’s new
business efforts that resulted in the addition of $13MM in annual revenues.
Co-Founder & President Above the Rim/Reebok and The Capener Company
San Diego, CA 1987-1994
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer for Above the Rim (ATR), the original basketball
apparel brand that grew to $10,000,000 in sales by 1992. President of The Capener
Company-Advertising & Marketing. Directed the due-diligence that resulted in the sale of
ATR to Reebok in 1993. Drove the Capener Company’s client base that grew into San
Diego’s fourth largest marketing agency with 42 employees and $3,200,000 in net
revenues.
Scholarly work
“The Impact of Economic Freedom on the Unemployment Rate in OECD Nations:
An Exploration Study Accepting the Validity of Okun’s Law” ECONOMIA
INTERNAZIONALE/International Economics (2015-November)
“Impact of federal budget deficits on the ex ante real interest rate yield on Moody’s Baarated long-term corporate bonds, 1960-2015” JFEP Vol 09 2017 Issue 02
"New Evidence on the Impact of Economic Conditions and Banking Legislation on the
Bank Failure Rate in the U.S., 1970 to 2014", JFEP Vol 02 2016 Issue 19
Journal of Financial Economic Policy
"Exploratory Panel Data Evidence on the Relative Efficacy of Real Federal as Opposed
to Real State Cigarette Excise Taxes in Reducing Cigarette Smoking in the United
States" Bulletin of Applied Economics (2015-June 15)
“60 Years later, Still Going Strong: The Continued Relevance of the Tiebout
Hypothesis”. Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy (2016-Volume 46-1)
Recent keynote addresses:
Capener, D (2016) International Academy of Business and Public Administration, Orlando, FL
“Triple Bottom Line Motivation: An Engagement Theory” Jan 4
Capener, D (2015) International Conference on Advances in Management-Boston, MA “New
business models for management education” July 22
Capener, D. (2014) National Taipei University’s Distinguished Lecture Series -Taipei, Taiwan
“Comparing and assessing Taiwan’s start up culture to the USA” February 24
Capener, D., (2013) Waseda University Economic Symposium Keynote -Tokyo, Japan “How
Florida encourages risk taking and entrepreneurism” October 21