Ph.D.–Georgia State University
M.B.A.–Georgia State University
B.A.–Bowdoin College

Gary Benjamin Roberts is Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business Administration at Kennesaw State University¸ Marietta¸ Georgia. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick¸ Maine¸ earning a B.A. degree in history¸ and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. In 1977¸ he received a master of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University¸ majoring in finance. That same year¸ he was elected to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Georgia State University in 1982.

Dr. Roberts has served as a consultant for numerous organizations¸ including IBM¸ AT&T¸ Siemens Allis¸ the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)¸ Department of the Army¸ First Railroad and Banking Company¸ IBM of Canada¸ IT&T¸ Firestone¸ Crown Cork and Seal¸ The University of Tennessee¸ the Oak Ridge National Laboratory¸ and the Georgia Community Bankers Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Marietta–Cobb Winter Shelter (The Extension) for nine years. Dr. Roberts has been a Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow since 1987. Dr. Roberts is Director of Information for the Corporate Governance Center in the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State.

A decorated Vietnam and Desert Storm Veteran¸ Roberts is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve. He was awarded paratrooper wings¸ a ranger tab¸ the pathfinder badge¸ and the combat infantry badge during his time with the Army.

Professional organizations of which Dr. Roberts is a member include: The Academy of Management¸ The Southern Management Association¸ and The International Council for Small Business. He does research primarily concerning strategic management¸ total quality issues¸ and entrepreneurship. He has a number of publications in the area of business policy¸ strategy in not–for–profit organizations¸ quality¸ management history¸ and small business. He received the Coles College of Business´ Distinguished Teaching Award in 1993 and the Coles College of Business´ Distinguished Service Award in 2000. In 2001 he was awarded the Graduate Program’s Distinguished Service Award¸ and in 2002 he received the University Distinguished Faculty Service Award.