John Kraft

John Kraft

John B. Hall Chair
Full Professor

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Contact details

University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department
Bryan Hall 218

Bio

John Kraft is former Dean of the Warrington College of Business, the Heavener School of Business, the Fisher School of Accounting, and the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida from July 1990 to July 2020. Prior to becoming Dean at Florida, John Kraft was Dean of the College of Business at Arizona State University.    

John Kraft has a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Bonaventure University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Pittsburg.  He is the author of over 100 research articles, books and monographs.

Expertise and interest areas

Education All years

  • PhD - Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1971
  • MA - Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1970
  • BS - Mathematics, St. Bonaventure University, 1966

Courses taught Last 3 years

PhD students advised Last 3 years

  • Andrea McHale — 2024 — Current
  • Mark Wardell — 2020 — Current
  • Matt Walman — 2020 — Current
  • Pamela Zavala — 2020 — Current
  • Dave Reed — 2022 — 2023
  • David Reed — 2022 — 2023
  • Alexander Silva — 2022 — 2022
  • Sarah Fisher — 2021 — 2022
  • Brenda Lugano — 2019 — 2021

Professional service Last 5 years

  • Board of Advisors, Aarhus Business School — 2013 to Present
  • Board of Advisors, University of Pittsburgh - Board of Vistors — 2018 to Present
  • Chairperson, AACSB Accreditation — 2021
  • Board of Directors, University of Florida Research Foundation — 2013 to 2020
  • Chairperson, AACSB — 2020
  • Chairperson, AACSB — 2019

Book chapter publications Last 5 years

  • Boeing a Steep Nosedive
    Status: Conditional Acceptance
    Published Year: 2024
    Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
  • Women the Power behind Economic Growth
    Status: Submitted
    Authors: John Kraft, arthur kraft

Case publications Last 5 years

Journal article publications Last 5 years

  • The Ryanair Paradox: Europe's Biggest and Most Profitable Airline Everyone Hates
    Status: Published
    Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
    Published Year: 2024
    Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
  • Women and Entrepreneurship are Keys to Growth
    Status: Published
    Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
    Published Year: 2024
    Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft