Today Dean Powell and I discuss the local economy in Indianapolis, where we are now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Indiana’s significance as a global leader in the export of goods. We will also discuss business education and Kelley’s experiential learning programs, which allow students to have greater impact in their local communities and around the globe. 

Philip Powell is Associate Dean of Academic Programs here at the Kelley School of Business where he manages the Kelley School's portfolio of graduate and undergraduate programs delivered from its Indianapolis campus. He also oversees projects for the Kelley School that drive innovation, outreach, economic development, and fundraising. Phil is also the Daniel C. Smith Faculty Fellow and has been with the Kelley School since 1996 as a faculty member in the department of business economics and public policy.

Between 2012 and 2016, Powell served as faculty chair of the Kelley School's online MBA and MS programs (branded as Kelley Direct). In both 2014 and 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Kelley Direct the number one online graduate business program in the nation. Powell assumed leadership of Kelley Direct after serving as faculty chair of the Kelley School's Full-Time MBA program on its Bloomington campus. In 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Kelley's Full-time MBA program number one globally in student satisfaction, career services, and teaching quality.