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Dr. Monisha Gupta

Monisha Gupta joined the Lewis College of Business with over twenty years of expertise in marketing and sales. She has held prominent positions in the fields of advertising, hospitality, retail, consulting, and product development. In addition, she also has a significant entrepreneurial background. She has spearheaded an advertising agency and managed successful franchise operations for leading brands. Monisha has lived and worked in Asia, Europe, and North America which adds to her knowledge of several languages and cultures. It is this enriched experience that she brings to the classroom. Monisha holds a Ph.D. in addition to Master’s in Business Economics and M.Phil from India. She teaches Marketing concepts and application, Consumer Behavior, Personnel Selling, Integrated Marketing Communication and a special class on Market Consulting. In 2020, Monisha became the Director of the Truist Leadership Center. Monisha is engaged in community service outreach programs, in addition to serving Goodwill and the local Advisory Board, Truist Bank.

Isabel Horter

Isabel Horter is the Student Associate for the Truist Center for Leadership. She is a senior at Marshall University. She is a Lewis College of Business student majoring in Marketing with a minor in Hospitality Management. This past summer Isabel worked at Enterprise Mobility and was awarded Top Intern of the Summer. She has been an active participant at many of the LCOB events and an exec member of multiple campus organizations. Earning her the title of Vice President and President in Delta Sigma PI, Marshall’s coed business fraternity as well as President in the Student Center for The Public Trust. She recently got back from Studying abroad in Cambridge, England at Anglia Ruskin University where she spent most of her days during the 2024 Spring Semester outside of sightseeing. Isabel plans to pursue an MBA after graduation and is excited to gain experience and acumen while working with the Truist Center for Leadership.

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Dr. Monisha Gupta

Director, Truist Center for Leadership
Lewis College of Business
guptam@marshall.edu
Corbly Hall 431
304-696-3827

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