Thomas Cleff

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About Thomas Cleff

Since I am Professor of Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics and since 2014 Dean of the Business School at Pforzheim University. I am holding degrees in Economics and Management from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris (France) and the University of Wuppertal (Germany). I am experienced in the field of international accreditation and partnership programs between institutions of higher education. In 2013 I became a board member of the Network of International Business and Economics Schools (NIBES) and have been its Secretary General between 2019 and 2023. Between 2016 and 2023 I served for two terms on the AACSB Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC) and between 2015 and 2020 on the Board of the AACSB European Affinity Group. Since 2024 I am member of the AACSB Continuous Improvement Review Committee (CIRC). As a member of various AACSB Peer Review Teams I have has been involved in the (re-)accreditation of many Business Schools worldwide. I am a member of seven international advisory boards in Dubai, Taiwan, Slovenia, Poland, and France and has been a visiting professor at numerous international universities in France, Mexico, and Canada. My main research interests are international quantitative marketing research, brand research, innovation research and industry studies. Profile: