Ellis is an expert on global commerce, a successful business executive and prominent civic leader in the Los Angeles area.
As dean of USC Marshall, Ellis oversees a complete array of business-education programs that annually serve more than 5,600 undergraduate, graduate, professional, doctoral and executive-education students.
Most recently, Ellis served as USC's Vice Provost of Globalization, a position he held for 16 months.
In that position, he developed a university-wide initiative encompassing international instructional and research programs, managing USC overseas offices and coordinating visits by foreign dignitaries.
Ellis had a lengthy career in the business world before joining academia, working in senior management or director positions with Broadway Department Stores, American Porsche Design, Miller's Outpost, and several other companies.