Brian C. Tietje, PhD, is the dean of the Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego. His decades of experience in higher education include service as the dean of the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi from 2021-2025 and as a professor of marketing, associate dean of business and vice provost of international, graduate, and extended education at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) from 1999-2021.
Brian earned his undergraduate business degree from Bowling Green State University, his MBA from the University of Hawaii and his PhD from the University of Washington. He has authored textbooks in areas including introduction to business and student success, and his research interests include sales, branding and consumer psychology. He has consulted with a variety of organizations as a strategic planning facilitator and has served as a board member for several nonprofits in family services and economic development.
Prior to his academic career, Brian worked in sales for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products. He and his wife, Debbie, have been married for over three decades and have two children, Summer and Hunter.
