Dr. Eric Gamble

  Dr. Eric Gamble is the Vice President of Planning and Research & Information Technology at Allen University (AU). AU is a historically black college or university (HBCU) located in Columbia, SC and has served its community since 1870. He resides in the University District of Charlotte with his wife of more than 25-years, Helena, and their 4 children ages 22, 19, 17, and 16. Dr. Gamble received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he focused on methods to reduce student loan debt. His MBA in International Trade is from Johnson & Wales University in Providence Rhode Island, and a BS in Computer Systems Management. He worked in hi-tech industry more than 15-years with companies such as IBM, Oracle and two venture capitalist funded startups in Silicon Valley holding a variety of senior sales, application engineering, and systems engineering positions.