Meet our Alumni Association Board
Dr. Leo Kivijarv ‘74
Dr. Kivijarv, also known as Dr. K. by students and Dr. Leo by clients and colleagues, has an eclectic background as he has both academic and corporate experience. Thus, he knows the current needs of students, as well as the needs of companies that will hire those students.
Currently, Dr. Kivijarv is the Executive Vice President & Director of Research at PQ Media, a custom media research firm that provides strategic intelligence to media companies, such as the Associated Press and NBC Universal.
As a leading authority on media spending and usage trends, Leo is the co-publisher of more than 100 global media forecast reports, has written almost two dozen articles on the media, has spoken at over 75 U.S. and global media conferences, and is often interviewed and quoted by the press on media trends.
Leo has almost 50 years of academic experience, teaching more than 30 different courses. He was a full-time professor for the first ten years, attaining the position of Associate Professor. During the past 30 years, he has been an adjunct professor at ten New York City area institutions, most recently teaching media & communication classes at Mercy University.
In addition to receiving a B.A. in Speech from Southern Connecticut State University, he has an M.A. in Communications from Illinois State University and a Ph.D. in Communications & Media from Bowling Green State University.
