Tim Calkins (professor)
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Tim Calkins (born July 27, 1965) is an author, consultant, and clinical professor of marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management specializing in topics including Marketing Strategy, Biomedical Marketing, and branding.[1]
Tim Calkins was born in Buffalo, New York in 1965 to father Evan Calkins and mother Virginia Brady who were married on September 9, 1946, and were both doctors. He has eight siblings, Sally, Stephen, Lucy, Joan, Benjamin, Hugh, Ellen, and Geoffrey.[2][3]
Calkins graduated from Hamburg High School, Hamburg, New York in 1983[4] where he had been on the Honor Roll[5] and he was awarded the Regents Scholarship.[6] Subsequently, he received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1987 and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1991.[7]
He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois[8] with his wife Carol Saltoun and his three children.[9]
Career
Calkins began his career as a research associate at Booz Allen Hamilton in New York City in 1987. From there he moved to the position of a marketing executive at Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois, from 1991 to 2002, where he managed leading brands, including A.1. Steak Sauce, Kraft BBQ sauce, Miracle Whip and Taco Bell Home Originals.[1]
In 1998, Calkins took a position of professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management as adjunct assistant professor of marketing. He was subsequently made clinical associate professor of marketing in 2002 and full clinical professor of marketing in 2006. There he has earned several honors and awards, including Executive MBA Program Outstanding Teaching Award, Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award, Faculty Impact Award, and L. G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year Award.[7] He was also chosen for Poets & Quants Our Favorite MBA Professors of 2016.[10]
He is the managing director of Class 5 Consulting,[1] where he provides consultation on projects and problems for clients including Eli Lilly, Hewlett Packard, Pfizer, Teva, AB InBev, Novartis, and the American Dental Association.[11]