Brian Moriarty Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Serve as Course Head for the First Year required course in Management Communication in the residential MBA program. Teach in MBA, MS in Business Analytics, EMBA and Executive Education programs. Courses include Strategic Communication, Corporate Communication, Management Communication, and Leadership When it Really Counts. Conduct research, author articles and design curriculum materials for business education. Lead the Business and Economics Working Group for the University-wide Initiative on Religion, Politics and Conflict. The current project focus is “Negotiating Narrative Maps in Conflict.”

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Led an initiative to redefine the organization’s strategic objectives and goals. Authored quarterly update reports for the Institute Advisory Council. Created intellectual capital and delivered thought leadership to executive audiences through publications and presentations. Delivered speeches and participated in interviews on behalf of the organization. Oversaw organizational communications and messaging. Established and led the Institute’s internship program. Hired, on-boarded, managed and evaluated teams of three to six interns annually.

Teach the required First Year course in management Communications

Directs communications, the Project on Public Trust in Business, and the Institute's internship program.

Directs communications and media relations at an independent entity established in partnership with Business Roundtable—an association of 160 CEOs from leading companies—and leading scholars from top business schools. Manage the Institute’s joint initiative with other thought leader organizations on public trust in business. Author articles that employ leading research to inform current business practice.

Led Darden’s efforts in planning the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics launch in partnership with Business Roundtable, member executives, business school partners and third party vendors. The launch garnered major media attention, including CNBC, Washington Post, Bloomberg and other major outlets.Co-authored Darden’s strategic communications plan that led to the school’s first significant advertising campaign. As editor of Darden Magazine reduced issue costs by 35% while increasing quality and size of the publication. Led first ever data analysis of magazine content resulting in a renewed strategic editorial approach.Managed Web site content and consulted with Web developers on design and information architecture. • Directed survey to identify Darden’s brand discriminators among core audiences and assist in focusing key messages for marketing. Benchmarked competitors to identify leading practices. Partnered with faculty to establish the Darden European Case Competition, building the Darden brand by attracting over eighty teams from across Europe to compete in the inaugural event.

Editor of Darden Magazine, strategic initiatives, media relations

Led Darden’s efforts in planning the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics launch in partnership with Business Roundtable, member executives and business school partners. As editor of Darden Magazine reduced issue costs by 35% while increasing quality and size of the publication. Led first ever data analysis of magazine content, categorizing and cataloging every story and every person mentioned for the previous five years, resulting in a renewed strategic approach to content.Managed Web site content and consulted with in-house Web development team on design and information architecture. The site was recognized as a top 10 business school Web site.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Religion/Religious Studies

My dissertation, "Dante's Theory of Signs and the Warping of Language" explores Dante’s theory of signs, or semiotics, through a close.

Ma, Religious Studies

Pursued an MA in Religious Studies. My thesis was on the fiction and essays of Walker Percy.

Ba, English, Political Science, Irish Studies, Honors Program

Activities and Societies: Vice-President, Political Science AssociationPursued a BA majoring in Political Science and English.

Junior Year Abroad As And Undergraduate At Boston College, English, Irish Studies

Junior Year Abroad program from Boston College