Brent Allred

Biography

Dr. Brent B. Allred is the Director of Global Programs at Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. He joined the faculty of the Huntsman School in 2022, after a 23-year career at William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. He earned his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA and B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University. Prior to returning to academics, he spent several years in the tech industry with Intel, Symantec, Novell and Central Point Software.

Professor Allred has traveled the world extensively, having lived in Belgium, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, New Zealand, Scotland, England, and Israel. He also had extended stays in several countries, including Uganda, Estonia, Hungary, and Australia. He has taught business courses or led academic programs on six continents.

He won several student selected teaching awards at William & Mary, including in the Undergraduate Business Program (2008, 2002), Full-Time MBA Program (2010), Executive MBA Program (2018, 2012), and Evening MBA Program (2022, 2017, 2014, 2004). He was also awarded the Graduate Student Teaching Award at Penn State (1999). 

Professor Allred’s current research interests are in global corruption, technology sourcing, and patent rights. He has published in various journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, the Journal of International Management, Academy of Management Executive, and the Journal of Product Innovation Management.