Endowed Chairs in the Tobin College of Business

The J. Donald Kennedy Endowed Chair in E-Commerce
The J. Donald Kennedy Endowed Chair in E-Commerce is held by a national and international leader in the practice and scholarship of marketing. The faculty who have held this chair are leaders in teaching and research in the field of e-commerce.  The chair was established in 1994 by a gift from Bernard D. Kennedy '54 CBA, '58 LAW, in honor of his father, J. Donald Kennedy, a New York area business executive.

Leon G. Schiffman
Dr. Schiffman is a Professor of Marketing and the J. Donald Kennedy Endowed Chair in E-Commerce at the Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

Before his recent move to St. John's, Professor Shiffman was the Lippert Distinguished Scholar of Marketing at the Ziklin School of Business of Baruch College of the City University of New York. Prior to his position at Baruch, he was Professor and Chairman of the Marketing Department at the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University, and a member of the faculty of Pace University.

Professor Schiffman holds a Ph.D. Degree in Business from the City University of New York.

The John R. Cox/ACE Ltd. Chair of Risk and Insurance
Nicos A. Scordis  
Dr. Nicos Scordis is an Associate Professor and the John R. Cox/ACE Ltd. Chair of Risk and Insurance.  He received an MBA degree from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. Degree in Corporate Finance and Insurance Economics from University of South Carolina. 

Dr. Scordis has published in the Journal of Insurance Issues, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of International Business Studies, among others.

The Caroon Academic Chair in Insurance
James Barrese
Dr. James Barrese is the Robert F. Caroon Professor and serves as Chairperson of the School of Risk Management Insurance and Actuarial Science.  He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University.  He has published in the Journal of Business, CPCU Journal and the Journal of State Taxation.