Michael Roach
Michael Roach
Associate Professor
Department
College of Business & Information Systems
Education
Ph.D., Organization and Management School of Business and Technology, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
MBA, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD, 1998
BS, Business Administration, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, 1984
Yankton College, Yankton SD
Biography
Dr. Michael Roach spent the first 19+ years of his career in the financial services industry, managing people, products, projects, and budgets. Eventually, he gravitated to the world of academia, joining Dakota State University to teach economics and management. Every day, he uses his experience in the "real world" to prepare his students for their careers.
When he is not in his office or the classroom, he is with his wife out on Lake Madison or with his dog, Cy, chasing upland game birds.
Contact
Office Location: East Hall
Phone: (605) 256-5165
Email
Website
-Leadership and management
-Entrepreneurship
I enjoy leading potential founders and entrepreneurs through a research-based data-driven customer discovery process for their stage zero startups.
-2014 USD Order of Omega Greek Award for Outstanding Alumnus
-2020 DeWayne Mork Award of Excellence in Service
-2023 Knowlten Excellence in Quality Award (co-winner)
-Co-founder, Dakota State University Center for Proactive Management
-Creator, Developer, and Emcee, Dakota State University Entrepreneurs Day
-Founding Member, University Center Faculty Advisory Group
-DeWayne Mork Award of Excellence in Service (2020)
-UC Teacher in Excellence nominee (2016)
-USD Order of Omega Greek Award for Outstanding Alumnus (2014)
-Founding Member, Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Advisory Board
-Faculty Lead - $14 million Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant.