Bob Barbato is professor of management in RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business. His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of business ethics, entrepreneurship and organizational behavior.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Barbato has taught or lectured in Kosovo, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Korea, Ethiopia and England.

In 1987, Barbato opened USA Baby in Rochester, a children's furniture retail store, which he sold in 1995. He was also the owner of Don’s Original at Sea Breeze, a fast food restaurant, until 1991, and Don’s Original at Charlotte until 1987. In 1991, Barbato was elected to the Brighton Town Council. He was re-elected in 1995 and served until 1999.

A native of Rochester, Barbato graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School in 1968. He received a B.A. in mathematics from Le Moyne College in 1972 and a Ph.D. in management from Michigan State University in 1979.

Eugene Fram is a widely known marketing expert, with a depth of experience in various forms of consumer marketing such as retail management and online retailing. He has published more than 100 journal articles and six books on a variety of business topics. Frequently quoted by national and regional media, he has an active consulting practice serving consumer, industrial and nonprofit organizations, and has three decades experience as a director on corporate boards.

His major areas of expertise include retail mall operations and shopping, online shopping, nonprofit boards, managing careers and promotional marketing. He is frequently quoted on a wide variety of topics, including the impact of Wal-Mart, mall development, store locations, time-compressed lifestyles, industrial purchasing partnerships, marketing in China, increases in consumer penalties (restocking penalties), operations of nonprofit boards, marketing channel issues, (dual distribution) and higher education marketing.

As RIT’s Emeritus Professor of Marketing, Fram is typically quoted about 100 times a year by newspaper, magazine and TV/radio media.

Fram holds a B.S. in commerce (marketing) and a Master of Letters in retailing from the University of Pittsburgh and an Ed.D. in higher education from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

He was named an RIT "Communicator of the Year" in 1995 and received RIT's Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1997.