Eric Nobis

Eric Nobis is the Director of Marketing and Communications at University of Washington School of Law.

He is the Ex Officio Executive Director and co-founder of the Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy at the Foster School of Business, where he was also the Managing Director of Marketing and Communications for 12 years. In 25 years of working as a marketing professional, he has been a PR pitch man, a brand consultant who contributed to a book on brand strategy and launched a second office, a creative copywriter and campaign manager, a client services strategist and a team lead.

Eric’s combination of agency and research backgrounds has allowed him to work fluidly in and across various marketing disciplines. Among his diverse marketing accomplishments are writing nine-figure sales pitches on behalf of Phillips Healthcare and technical articles for Informationweek, Computerworld, and Network Computing; placing a front-page article in The Wall Street Journal’s “Marketplace” section; launching a second Seattle location of Parker LePla (acquired by Green Rubino), successful integrated marketing campaigns, and brand discovery and launch projects. He remains excited and curious about the way in which modern marketing is both disruptive to, and being disrupted by, changes in the consumer landscape.

Eric is a voracious reader, road cyclist, chess player and traveler. He is a UW alum, with a bachelor’s degree in English/creative writing. He played trumpet in the Husky Band, where he got to travel with the team to two Rose Bowl victories. Eric lives in Seattle with his wife, sons and Islay (the female English lab who sides with his wife in all things).