Andrew Quagliata

Biography

Andrew Quagliata is an award-winning communication professor with more than 20 years of experience. He is a senior lecturer in management communication at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, where he teaches courses in persuasive communication, interpersonal communication, entrepreneurial communication, real estate communication and business writing.

Quagliata regularly engages with industry by delivering executive education workshops and speaking on topics such as interpersonal communication, presentation skills, workplace writing, relationship building, storytelling, slide deck strategy, and influence.

He is the author of the book Build Better Slide Decks: Create Sharper Slides, Stronger Stories, and Standout Presentations, and the creator of several eCornell courses, including:
• Building Compelling Slide Decks and Reports
• Developing Self-Advocacy Skills
• Generative AI for Written Communication
• Preparing for Effective Presentations Using AI

Quagliata serves as the faculty sponsor of the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Annual Pitch Deck Competition. He also chairs the teaching committee for the Association for Business Communication and received the association’s Rising Star Award in 2019.

He holds a doctorate in organizational communication from the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining Cornell, Quagliata held professional roles in finance and higher education.

Education

PhD SUNY University at Buffalo, 2012
MBA Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003
BS Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001

Research

• Quagliata, Andrew. Build better slide decks: Create sharper slides, stronger stories, and standout presentations. Third Pillar Press. (2025): 280
• Stapp, James; Quagliata, Andrew. "Moving From Monologue to Dialogue: Reimagining How to Teach Oral Communication"Proceedings of the 87th Annual International Conference. Association for Business Communication. (2022): 136-137
• Quagliata, Andrew; Vaswani, Vikki. "State of Decking: How Public Companies Communicate Using Slide Decks"Proceedings of the 86th Annual International Conference. Association for Business Communication. (2021): 348-350

Awards

• Ted Teng ’79 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (2023) Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
• Merrill Presidential Scholar Program Faculty Award (2021) Cornell University
• Faculty Teaching Award: Junior Core (2020) Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
• Rising Star Award (2019) Association for Business Communication
• Faculty Teaching Recognition Award - Freshman Core (2016 - 2017) School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business