Delmonize Smith, Ph.D.

A newcomer to Rochester, Delmonize A. Smith, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of management at RIT's Saunders College of Business, where he teaches courses such as Organizational Behavior and Leadership. He is an advisor for RIT's Society of African-American Business Students (SAABS) and serves on the Educational Development Team of the inaugural RIT-RCSD Middle College Partnership Program. The program aims to give students at Franklin High School understanding of the skills and competencies necessary to enter the challenging college programs at RIT.

Dr. Smith is also the founder and president of D.A. Smith & Associates, L.L.C., a management consulting firm that uses proven managerial approaches to recommend and implement cost-effective, practical solutions to organizational challenges.

Before entering academia, Dr. Smith was the founder and president of Technetium Group, Inc., one of a handful of Alabama companies recognized as a Microsoft Certified Partner and Cisco Premier Partner. He has 12 years of management experience that has been put to work in various industries such as IT, government, healthcare, and education. He has also served in numerous roles throughout his career, including IT analyst in the U.S. Army, IT consultant for Fortune 1000 companies, executive vice president for a technology firm, serial entrepreneur, and management scholar.
In addition to his published work, Dr. Smith has presented management-related research at numerous conferences across the country, dealing with topics ranging from entrepreneurial networks and organizational socialization to the cost of IT projects and the corporate digital divide.

Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in management from the University of Alabama, where he majored in Organizational Behavior and MIS. He is a member of the Rochester Black Business Association and the Urban League of Rochester. He is married with four children.