The University of Tennessee Southern
Cheri Thomas, DBA, MBA, serves as a Professor of Business at The University of Tennessee Southern since July 2021, focusing on teaching and research in Analytics and Negotiations at the MBA level. Concurrently, Cheri has been a Professor of Business at Martin Methodist College since January 2013, teaching in both undergraduate and MBA programs and contributing to the initiation of their MBA Program and new Executive and Professional Development offerings. Cheri's extensive experience includes roles as Chief Investment Officer at Global Medical Realty Capital, Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank, Broker at NAI Nashville, and Vice President at Arthur Consulting Group, showcasing a strong background in real estate, finance, and consulting. Academic involvement includes positions at the University of North Carolina and Harvard Business School, where Cheri taught Marketing Management. Educational qualifications include an MBA and DBA from Harvard Business School.
The University of Tennessee Southern
The University of Tennessee Southern is a four-year public institution, and part of the University of Tennessee System. Formerly Martin Methodist College, originally founded in 1870, UT Southern (established in 2021) sits on a historic campus located in Pulaski, TN, in the beautiful hills of southern Middle Tennessee. The university is home to the UT Southern Firehawks and is convenient to both Nashville (70 miles to the north) and Huntsville, Ala. (40 miles to the south). The University of Tennessee is a statewide system of higher education with campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis and Pulaski; the UT Space Institute in Tullahoma; the UT Institute of Agriculture with a presence in every Tennessee county; and the statewide Institute for Public Service. The UT system manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory through its UT-Battelle partnership; enrolls about 50,000 students statewide; produces about 11,000 new graduates every year; and represents more than 400,000 alumni around the world.