Liddell Carter Professor in the College of Communication

Department: UT College of Communication

Additional Titles:
Texas Commerce Bancshares Professor in the McCombs School of Business
University Distinguished Teaching Professor

Dr. John Daly is the Liddell Professor in the Moody College of Communication, Regents Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Texas Commerce Bancshares Professor of Management at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on topics such as Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Behavior and Advocacy and Persuasion. He has won every major undergraduate teaching award at the University of Texas. He also instructs programs on advocacy (influencing skills), change management, leadership and teamwork skills, crisis management, and communication for the Executive Education and Executive MBA programs at the McCombs School of Business.

He has been recognized for his scholarly work by his selection as a Fellow of both the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association. His work has been cited in many popular outlets including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Investors Business Daily, and the New York Times. His recent books include Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others (Yale, 2012), and The SAGE Handbook of Interpersonal Communication (Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2011)

Dr. Daly has worked with numerous firms such as Goldman Sachs, JP MorganChase, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Roche, Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Bayer, Astra-Zeneca, USAA, State Farm, Prudential, Essilor, Union Pacific, LG, Kraft, Apple, HP, IBM, PetroChina, CNOOC, Sinopec, Shell, ExxonMobil, CB&I, Halliburton, AGIP, AT&T, Home Depot, Texas Instruments, UPS, McCarthy, Zachry, American Airlines, United Airlines, 3M, Frito-Lay, Dell, and Samsung, among many others.

In the governmental arena, Dr. Daly has worked with the White House (Executive Office of the President) designing and implementing a major customer service initiative as well as with numerous Federal, State, and local government units throughout the United States.

Ph.D., Purdue University, 1977; MA, West Virginia University, 1974; BA, University of Maryland (honors), 1973