Alec Pappas is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Clemson University. His research interests include marketing strategy, sales, and intraorganizational social networks. Alec graduated in 2021 from Florida State University with his PhD in Marketing and began his academic career at Washington State University. Prior to academia, Alec worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a mortgage closer at Wells Fargo. He then moved to his hometown in Boca Raton, Florida and worked as an account manager at MotionPoint. At MotionPoint, Alec developed a robust knowledge of website construction and design while he managed relationships of approximately 50 Fortune 1000 companies.

In his free time, Alec enjoys photography, reading, coding, and remaining physically active with exercise and sports.