Noel Capon is R. C. Kopf Professor of International Marketing and past Chair of the Marketing Division, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. Educated primarily in Great Britain, Professor Capon earned B.Sc., Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from University College, London University. He also received degrees in Business Administration from Manchester (Dip. BA), Harvard (MBA), Columbia Business Schools (Ph.D.). Professor Capon joined the Columbia Business School faculty in 1979. Previously he served on the faculty of and received tenure from the University of California - Graduate School of Management, UCLA. He has taught and/or held faculty positions at Harvard Business School; Australia - Monash University; England - Bradford Management Centre, London Business School, Manchester Business School; France - INSEAD; Hong Kong - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); China - China European International Business School (CEIBS - Shanghai); India - Indian School of Business (ISB - Hyderabad); Mexico - TEC Monterrey. Professor Capon has published more than 60 refereed articles and book chapters and is editor for sections on Marketing, and Sales Management and Distribution, in the AMA Management Handbook (1994). He has published more than 30 books plus three video books (see Also by Noel Capon - opposite). Professor Capon teaches on Columbia's full-time MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs and its partner program with Hong Kong University, London Business School. He is a pioneer in developing video teaching materials and teaching via the flipped classroom. Professor Capon was Founding Director of Managing Strategic Accounts and the Global Account Manager Certification program in conjunction with St. Gallen University (Switzerland). He is a director of the Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA). He founded the Advanced Marketing Management Program in conjunction with CEIBS. Professor Capon also designs, directs, and teaches in numerous custom programs for major corporations globally. In 2001, Professor Capon cofounded The Chief Sales Executive Forum, offering multiple educational opportunities for salesand account management leaders. Capon is Chair of Wessex Press, Comply First, and the venture capital firm Lunacap Ventures.
