Dr. Franzak has been a part of the department since 1986 and was chair from July of 2002 to July of 2008. Previous to his appointment at VCU, he was on the faculty of Boston College School of Management. He is currently a board member with the American Marketing Association Global Marketing Special Interest Group. He is also the faculty mentor and is in charge of recruiting students to the da Vinci Center sponsored by the Schools of Arts, Engineering, and Business.