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Frank J. Navratil served as the dean of the Boler School of Business at John Carroll University for more than twenty years where he is currently a Professor of Economics and Finance. He was Chairman of the Department of Economics at John Carroll from 1975-1985. Dr. Navratil received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Iowa State University in 1969. His master’s degree and Ph.D. were conferred by the University of Notre Dame, the latter in 1974. While in graduate school, Dr. Navratil taught at Indiana University in South Bend.

In 1973, Dr. Navratil was appointed to the faculty at John Carroll. During the 1978-79 academic year, Dr. Navratil took a leave of absence to work as a financial economist at the National Credit Union Administration in Washington, D.C. In 1983-84, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Office of Policy and Economic Research at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in Washington. Dr. Navratil has published articles on human migration, the economics of credit unions and mortgages, and has done research on the impact of federal fiscal policies on regional economic growth. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Research and Southern Economic Journal, as well as other academic and professional journals.

He is active in AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Business Schools, the organization of business school deans that accredits business programs. He served on the Board of Directors of AACSB from July 2001 until June 2004. From 1999 until June 2001, he was the chairperson of AACSB’s Candidacy Committee. He has served as an advisor and mentor to several schools going through the accreditation process, and he is also active as a peer reviewer. He consults with schools regarding accreditation, strategic planning and quality improvement issues.

Dr. Navratil served for almost twenty years on the Board and Executive Committee of Economics America-The Cleveland Center, an organization dedicated to improving the economic literacy of elementary and secondary students. He is a director on the Cleveland Community Board of FirstMerit First National Bank. While he was chair of the Academic Relations Committee of the Cleveland Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute, the Cleveland Chapter received the 1994-95 outstanding academic relations program award from the national organization.

Frank married his wife, Jean, in 1970. They have three adult children, and three grandchildren. The Navratils reside in University Heights, Ohio.