Daniel E. Innis is a Professor of Marketing and Hospitality Management at the University of New Hampshire and a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 7, which include 22 towns in western New Hamphire. He is the former Dean of UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business, and he was the driving force behind the new Peter T. Paul College building, a $50 million project that resulted in a state-of-the-art business building at the University of New Hampshire. Professor Innis is co-author of the book Strategic Planning for Logistics, his papers have appeared in numerous academic journals, and he has made many presentations at professional conferences and meetings. He has also consulted (and consults) with several Fortune 500 firms, as well as hospitality firms, in the areas of distribution, channel management, operations management, strategy, customer service, and buyer behavior. Professor Innis earned his Ph.D. in marketing and logistics with a minor in consumer behavior from The Ohio State University in 1991. He lives in Bradford, NH with nearly 700 chickens; his dogs, Albert, Bernard, and Charles; his cow, Milk Dud and her daughter, Junior Mint, along with a number of Wagyu calfs, 13 goats, and his partner, Spencer. He co-designed, renovated, and operated the Hotel Portsmouth (formerly the Sise Inn), the only independently owned hotel in downtown Portsmouth. The hotel was sold to the Lark Hotel Group in 2015. Professor Innis also co-owned and operated the Great Island Inn, located in New Castle, NH, which opened in 2017. He sold his interest in the GII in May, 2019.
