Errol Gerson

BIOGRAPHY

Errol Gerson has been teaching Business Management and Entrepreneurship at Art Center for the past 42 years. In that time he has taught over 6,100 students and has personally mentored well over 1000 students. After receiving his MBA from USC in 1971, Gerson spent 8 years at a Big 8 Public accounting firm. In 1979 he co-founded the CPA Business Management firm with three other USC grads and sold it in 1992. Gerson, co-founded cow Interactive with 4 Art Center grads. In 1999 he joined CAA Agency.

EDUCATION

B.S. USC 1970 Accounting
M.B.A. USC 1971 Finance
Non-Degree Harvard Negotiation Project 1982 Negotiation Project

WORK INCLUDES

The Gerson Group Consultants
Managing Partner

AWARDS INCLUDE

Legacy Teaching Award, Art Center College of Design 2004
Great Teacher Award, Art Center College of Design 2011
Great Teacher Award Art Center College of Design 1998
Great Teacher Award Art Center College of Design 1993
35th Year Teaching Award Art Center College of Design 2006
40th Year Teaching Award Art Center College of Design

PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE

40-50 publications over the past 30 years

MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE

Executive Board of the A.I.G.A.
City of Hope Entertainment Charity Committee
USC MBA Association

CLASSES

Entrepreneurial Spirit
Studio Independent Study
The Entrepreneurial Spirit