James Marion

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Chair, Department of Decision Science and Analytics and Associate Professor, College of Business
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Department of Decision Science and Analytics
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College of Business
James Marion


James Marion is the Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences and Analytics for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. He has been teaching since 2009 for Embry-Riddle in the Master of Science in Project Management Program as well as the Master of Science in Engineering Management Program, and became Department Chair in 2020. Dr. Marion is a fellow of the American Society of Engineering Management and a member of the Project Management Institute.

Dr. Marion's research interests include the management of innovation and the product development lifecycle, global virtual teams, project execution, text mining, and topic modelling using Python and R.


  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Organization and Management: Information Technology Management, Capella University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Strategic Planning, Heriot-Watt University
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration, Heriot-Watt University

  • Crash Course on Python - Google: Coursera
  • Google Project Management - Coursera
  • Disciplined Agile Scrum Master - Project Management Institute
  • PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) - Project Management Institute
  • Financial Risk Management - Edinburgh Business School
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate - Project Management Institute
  • Strategic Risk Management - Edinburgh Business School
  • Quantitative Methods - Edinburgh Business School


Dr. Marion has been managing organizations and projects in the field of wireless telecommunications for over 20 years including executive management positions with global companies. His experience includes multiple product launches in the US, Europe, and Asia, and significant experience with Japanese companies. He was selected to attend Panasonic's Senior Executive Development Program in Osaka Japan in 2002.

Dr. Marion received the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in September 2007.