Phyllis Fein
Contact Information
Phone: 914-606-6996
Office location: Gateway Center – Office 350
Email: phyllis.fein@sunywcc.edu
Title(s): Business Professor & Curriculum Chairperson, Marketing; Nelson Peltz Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Department/Division: Business
Degree Information:
- Ed.D, Executive Doctorate of Education, Manhattanville College
- MBA, Marketing, New York University, Leonard Stern School of Business
- BS, Marketing, New York University, Leonard Stern School of Business
- Professional Certificate in Innovation and Technology in Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Courses Taught:
- Principles of Marketing
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Human Resources Management
- Principles of Selling
Honors and Awards:
- Nelson Peltz Endowed Chair, Entrepreneurship
- NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award
- SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching
- SUNY Distance Learning/Technology Online Fellow-Fashion and Advertising & Promotion/interactive media & social networking
Publications and Presentations:
Manhattanville Dissertation: THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL AND BEHAVIORAL NORMS ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AT ONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Institution Service or Academic Service:
- SUNY WCC Diversity Fellowship Award
- SUNY General Electric Sustainability Grant
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Advisory Board Member, Textile Development & Marketing
- American Marketing Association
- NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Association
- and Committee on Entrepreneurial Institute
- Fashion Group International
- Cosmetics Executive Women
- Luxury Institute Executive Board Member
Additionally, Dr. Fein is trained in the Harvard Case Method Teaching.
Dr. Phyllis Fein is a Passionate Educator and Creative Innovator with deep knowledge of trendspotting and technical product development, consumer insights and brand development across the luxury and mass fashion and beauty sectors. She has held Executive Marketing Director and Global Innovation roles at Fortune 500 companies including L’Oréal, Estee Lauder, Banana Boat SunCare and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Dr. Fein is the curriculum chair of Marketing at SUNY Westchester Community College and holds the Nelson Peltz Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship. She has have earned Scholarly Recognition Awards including SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching, Fellowship grant for Research in Diversity, and the Sustainability and Distance Learning Grant.
Dr. Fein teaches undergraduate Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Entrepreneurship courses at SUNY Westchester and graduate courses in business strategy, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship and marketing communications at New York University and Purchase College.
Dr. Fein coaches, mentors & judges new venture entrepreneurship startup teams including the NYU Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship Competition, the Mid-Hudson Valley Entrepreneurship Competition and Purchase College’s “Shark Tank” competition. She also mentors entrepreneurial minded youth starting their own businesses as a coach at Girls with Impact, a non-profit organization.
Dr. Fein holds a Doctorate in Executive Leadership from Manhattanville College with the topic of study: Academic Integrity and Ethics and earned her MBA and bachelor’s degrees from New York University Stern School of Business in Marketing. She has competed Professional Certificates in Innovation & Technology from MIT, College Counseling from UCLA and Case Study Methods from Harvard University Publishing.
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