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Daniel Strunk

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Associate Clinical Professor & Managing Director Center for Professional Selling at Purdue University
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Daniel Strunk is the Managing Director for the Center for Professional Selling at Purdue University, bringing over 40 years of experience in sales, marketing, and education. An MBA graduate from Boston University, he is a recognized expert in category management and salesforce automation, having worked with top CPG companies like Procter & Gamble and Ocean Spray.

He is deeply passionate about fostering the next generation of sales leaders. His career is marked by a dedication to enhancing sales education by integrating real-world technology and building strong partnerships between the university and the business community to create opportunities for students. People who have worked with him often describe him as informative, reliable, and invested in his students success.

Interestingly, this is his second time as a "Boilermaker" – first as a journeyman boilermaker for marine boilers at the Boston Naval Shipyard, and now at Purdue.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Associate Clinical Professor & Managing Director Center for Professional Selling
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Priorities

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Category Management
He is a leading expert in this field, having developed university curricula and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Category Management Association for his contributions.
Salesforce Automation
Listed as a key area of interest and expertise. He co-authored a definitive text on CRM and developed sales technology curriculum used by dozens of universities.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Associate Clinical Professor & Managing Director Center for Professional Selling
Purdue University
6-2025
Clinical Professor
DePaul University
1-2000 - 8-2024
Managing Director Center for Sales Leadership
DePaul University
1-1997 - 1-2025
President
BitterSweet Consulting
1-2007 - 2-2023
Senior Vice President Certification & Education CMA
Category Management Association
In the press

Media appearances

Strunk Joins Purdue HTM and the Center for Professional Selling. Featured in Purdue University News
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Education
1975 - 1975
MBA
Boston University - School of Management
1970 - 1973
BSBA Magna cum laude
Boston College
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