David Holcomb, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Holcomb brings 25 years of experience in business operations, marketing, sales, and information technology with revenue and cost center responsibilities in leading brands including Verizon, Capital One, DHISCO, Western Union, American Public Education, Inc. and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Through this diversity of experience, he has developed a deep appreciation for the unique perspectives from across organizations, domains, and geographies.
Dr. Holcomb’s academic experience includes teaching, curriculum development, doctoral committee membership, and speaking. He has taught on-line and on-ground at the undergraduate and graduate level at multiple institutions in information management, business, supply chain, organizational behavior, and technology risk management. In curriculum development, Dr. Holcomb has redesigned coursework in supply chain and data warehousing and developed the capstone course for a bachelor’s degree in project management. Dr. Holcomb has also performed as a doctoral dissertation committee member specifically as the subject matter expert for leadership theory. He is a speaker, presenter, and writer in data warehousing, business intelligence, organizational behavior, and cyber security.
Following the completion of his 2009 doctoral dissertation focusing on exchange theory, commitment, and organizational design, Dr. Holcomb began exploring human relationships and decision-making. This exploration included sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, evolutionary theories, neuroscience, chemistry, biology, and organizational behavior. From this analysis, a model emerged leveraging commitment, negotiated latitude, a concept called ledger theory, and concessions for human chemistry and biology. These concepts act as the beginning of the “Human Algorithm Project.”
Dr. Holcomb holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Illinois University, Master of Science in Management Information System from Nova Southeastern University, a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Management/Organizations) from Touro University International, and Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology from University of the Cumberlands.