William Koehler

William Koehler serves as Dean at Regis College with 25+ years of higher education experience, including prior deanship at Bay State College and assistant deanship at UMass-Boston. He founded the educational startup Pierian Educational Preparation and began his career as a business entrepreneur.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in European Labor History, Brandeis University
• Visiting Doctoral Researcher in Modern Labor History, Friedrich-Wilhelm Rheinische Universität
• Doctoral Candidate in Modern European History, Boston University
• BA in History, Franklin and Marshall College

Dr. Koehler's research centers on entrepreneurship ethics and experiential learning methodologies, examining social ventures' impact on student engagement and fitness industry entrepreneurship. His historical scholarship informs contemporary business ethics frameworks.

Recent publications reveal strong emphasis on practical business education models, particularly longitudinal analysis of social ventures and experiential pedagogy in developing entrepreneurial mindsets.

He contributes to academic discourse through editorial roles at the Transnational Journal of Business, Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and European Management and Marketing Association.

As former graduate program director and dean, Dr. Koehler has extensive advising experience in business education programs, though specific advisees aren't documented. His consulting practice supports Boston-area startups and nonprofits in strategic development.