Armand Gilinsky Jr.

Armand Gilinsky, Jr. is the F.J. Korbel and Bros. Professor of Wine Business at Sonoma State University, where he has taught strategy and entrepreneurship since 1994. He has been Director of SSU’s Entrepreneurship Center and Director of the Wine Business Institute. He previously held teaching appointments at the Harvard Business School, CSU East Bay, and Northeastern University. Dr. Gilinsky has extensive consulting experience in strategic planning, competitive strategy, and developing business and financial plans. He has authored over 50 published business case studies and articles on entrepreneurial strategy and socially responsible entrepreneurship. He has served as President of the North American Case Research Association, a group of some 500 case research professonals. In 2013, he received the University Award for Excellence in Scholarship from Sonoma State University. He recently completed six years as the founding editor of the Wine Business Case Research Journal. He holds the Ph.D. in Business Policy from Henley Management College/Brunel University (London).