Heidi C. Mannetter, MBA, PMP

Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing

Heidi C. Mannetter, Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing, teaches Digital Marketing and Marketing Principles to Drake University’s marketing undergraduates, as well as Creating Consumer Behavior in the Drake MBA program. Professor Mannetter has nearly 20 years’ expertise in marketing strategy and business planning, with experience working in marketing and project management roles at Principal Financial Group, Pella Windows and Doors, and most recently as the AVP of Business Strategy and Planning at Marsh and McLennan Companies, where she continues to serve as a consultant.

Professor Mannetter received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications with an Ethics minor from the University of Northern Iowa, and her Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management. In addition to being the faculty advisor for Drake’s chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs, Professor Mannetter is a Fortune magazine contributor, acts as a consultant for the Global Insurance Accelerator, and serves on several non-profit boards and committees.