Cathy Harms ’85Alumni and Faculty
After graduating from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ in '85, I spent 15 years at First Bank now US Bank. The first position was Commercial Lending and after my MBA was completed I was promoted into Product Management where I helped with 24 acquisition transitions. Then I started the St. Paul Capital Fund a venture fund that invested in businesses within the city limits of St. Paul. After reviewing 500 business plans, the fund invested in 7 companies. Once the fund was fully funded, I started working at Tecmark, a loyalty marketing company. Helped build new products, open new markets, develop new strategies and was promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing.Â
Since my graduation, I have been an active volunteer at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. Class Officer, Alumni Board Member, Mentor, Greater Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Fund, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Women in Leadership and many other activities. Due to these connections, I was approached to apply to teach Marketing at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ for one year. I made the significant change and have found that I truly love teaching. My passion is experiential learning so all of my courses have real-life projects for alumni connected organizations with marketing strategies and research. Â
Education
BA Economics Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, MBA Marketing Carlson School of Management
Areas of Expertise
Marketing, networking, presentations, marketing research, and digital marketing
Interests
Kayaking, Biking, Piano, Music, and Pickleball
Courses Taught
Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
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E/M-260 | Marketing | 29 | 2024/SP, 2023/FA, 2023/SP, 2022/FA, 2022/SP, 2021/FA, 2021/SP, 2020/FA, 2020/SP, 2019/FA, 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, and 2016/FA |
E/M-355 | Marketing Research | 9 | 2024/SP, 2023/SP, 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2017/SP, and 2016/FA |
NDL-268 | Career Exploration | 6 | 2024/JN, 2023/JN, 2022/JN, and 2021/JN |
E/M-356 | Digital Marketing | 5 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2021/FA, 2020/FA, and 2019/FA |
B/E-260 | Marketing | 2 | 2025/SP and 2024/FA |
E/M-268 | Career Exploration | 2 | 2024/JN and 2023/JN |
E/M-261 | Organizational Behavior | 2 | 2018/FA and 2017/FA |
B/E-355 | Marketing Research | 1 | 2025/SP |
B/E-356 | Digital Marketing | 1 | 2024/FA |
E/M-291 | IS: Entrepreneurial | 1 | 2023/FA |