Email: cthornton@apu.edu
Curt Thornton, MBA
Center for Adult and Professional Studies
Profile
Curt Thornton, MBA, is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc. Thornton has over 25 years of executive experience in manufacturing, engineering, marketing, technology and general management. Over the last two decades Thornton has traveled the globe on international business, managed corporations on several continents; having experienced numerous cultures’ approach to human behavior and business intelligence. He truly enjoys linking life/experience in business to the classroom, and has been an instructor at the University of California and California State University campuses many years. Thornton has served the Center for Adult and Professional Studies since 2005 and adds an irreplaceable expertise to the program here at Azusa Pacific University (APU).
Education
MBA, Presidential Key Executive-Pepperdine University
B.A., Engineering-Western Illinois University
A.A., Liberal Arts-Pierce College
B.A., Engineering-Western Illinois University
A.A., Liberal Arts-Pierce College
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Thornton, Curt. "Rewards Program: Promotions you Experience." Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Thornton, Curt. “Provision Interactive Technologies.” SVB Capital Investor Forum, Menlo Park, CA, 2006
Thornton, Curt. “Provision Interactive Technologies.” Growth Capital Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Thornton, Curt. “Promotions you Experience.” 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
Thornton, Curt. “Entrepreneurial Marketing: Tactics for Success.” 21st Annual Entrepreneurs Conference, Harvard Business School Association, Orange County, CA, 2005
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Thornton, Curt. "Rewards Program: Promotions you Experience." Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Thornton, Curt. “Provision Interactive Technologies.” SVB Capital Investor Forum, Menlo Park, CA, 2006
Thornton, Curt. “Provision Interactive Technologies.” Growth Capital Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Thornton, Curt. “Promotions you Experience.” 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
Thornton, Curt. “Entrepreneurial Marketing: Tactics for Success.” 21st Annual Entrepreneurs Conference, Harvard Business School Association, Orange County, CA, 2005
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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Associations, Boards, Committees
American Production and Inventory Control Society
American Production and Inventory Control Society
Expertise
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Marketing
Technology
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