Dr. Brian Strow serves as dean of the Marshall E. Rinker Sr. School of Business and professor of economics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prior to his move to South Florida, Dean Strow served as the WKU BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at Western Kentucky University.
Dr. Strow earned his undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Wheaton College (IL) and his master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Strow has published research in the fields of macroeconomics, welfare economics, labor economics, and economic history. He has served as an economic advisor to local, state, and national elected officials, including two past Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senator Rand Paul. Dean Strow has served as president of the Kentucky Economic Association, is a former member of the Board of Scholars for the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, and served two terms as a Bowling Green, Kentucky, city commissioner.
Brian is a proud father of four children with his wife, Dr. Claudia Strow. Together, they have taken their children to dozens of countries across six continents to help them better understand the world around them.
