Dr. Robert Harrington

Dr. Harrington is the Ivar B. Haglund Chair in Hospitality Business Management and the Director for the School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University. Previously, he served as a faculty member at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), the University of Guelph, and was Dean of the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University. His research and teaching interests include golf strategies, food & beverage innovation, and food & beverage strategies. These interests stem from his PhD in Strategic Management, professional background, and becoming a golf addict.

His books include the Lord of the Swings: Golf Insights Trilogy (Volume I: The QUEST, Volume II: The JOURNEY, and Volume III: CONQUEST) and Food & Wine Pairing: A Sensory Experience.