Dr. Mark Frascatore

Principal Consultant

Dr. Mark Frascatore serves as Dean of the Holzschuh College of Business Administration at Niagara University, where he has driven significant expansion and innovation. Under his leadership, the college has secured a $1.5M gift from Wegmans to establish the inaugural Robert B. Wegman Director of Food Industry Innovation and Supply Chain Excellence, extended operations internationally into the Greater Toronto Area, opening a facility in Vaughan, Ontario, and obtained ministerial approval to offer MBA and MS Finance programs in Canada.

He has advanced the college's reputation through strategic partnerships and program development. Before joining Niagara University, Dr. Frascatore built a distinguished 23-year career at Clarkson University, progressing through roles as faculty member, associate dean, and senior associate dean.

A recognized scholar in supply chain economics, Dr. Frascatore has published extensively in prestigious journals including the International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Game Theory Review, European Journal of Operational Research, and International Journal of Business and Economics. His research expertise spans supply chain economics, industry structure, game theory, and microeconomics. Recently, he served as Co-PI on a $1M NSF Grant to develop advanced resilient microgrid technology for improved disaster response capability.

As an educator, Dr. Frascatore has taught courses in Supply Chain and Industrial Economics, Managerial Economics, Personnel Economics, and Principles of Microeconomics. His teaching excellence has been recognized with multiple awards, including the MBA Program Best Professor Award, Student Association Outstanding Teacher Award, Outstanding New Teacher Award, and the University Distinguished Teaching Award.

Dr. Frascatore currently serves as President of the Northeast Business Deans Association (NEBDA) and board member of the Mid Atlantic Association for Colleges of Business Administration (MAACBA). His international academic experience includes a Fulbright Scholar Research Lectureship at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, Italy, and an appointment as Adjunct Research Professor at Massey University in New Zealand. Before academia, Dr. Frascatore worked as an economist at Glassman-Oliver Economics Consultants Inc. in Washington D.C.

Dr. Frascatore holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Economics from SUNY Binghamton.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Dr. Frascatore enjoys woodworking, playing piano, bicycling, cooking, and traveling.