Darin Gerdes
Tenured Professor of Business
About Darin Gerdes
Dr. Gerdes holds undergraduate degrees in government and psychology from Liberty University. He received his MBA, MA in Public Policy, and his Ph.D.in Organizational Leadership from Regent University. He is a tenured professor of leadership in the Hans. A Nielsen College of Business, the Director of Instructional Technology at Charleston Southern University, and the leadership program coordinator of Strack Center for Global Leadership and Ministry.
He has previously served CSU as the Director of Graduate Programs in the Nielsen College of Business, having designed the current Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program, and co-designed the current Master of Science in Human Resource Management program. He designed CSU’s new major and minor in Leadership under the Stack Center for Global Leadership and Ministry. Dr. Gerdes is actively innovating and engaging with undergraduate and graduate students to further ensure student success and have an impact on the future leaders of both global and local businesses, church bodies, and communities.
Outside of CSU, Dr. Gerdes is the former president of the Southeast Case Research Association (SECRA) and the South Carolina Home Educator’s Association (SCHEA). He is a member of the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) where he was the recipient of the 2018 Teaching Award. Dr. Gerdes lives in North Charleston with his wife and six children.
"We know that every student is an individual, and we work with them to help them achieve their goals rather than push them into cookie-cutter molds. "
