Trump University was founded by billionaire entrepreneur Donald J. Trump to deliver world-class real estate and financial education to ambitious people from around the world. Our mission is to help our students become financially independent by empowering themselves through education and training. Our stellar faculty has developed cutting edge courses in real estate, asset protection, personal finance, entrepreneurship and small business marketing. Trump University is proud to feature the latest educational methods including personal coaching, intense classroom instruction, interactive workshops, e-learning, software, infield training, and home-study books and audio courses. All of our programs are designed to deliver effective and measurable results for our students in a much shorter time period than traditional education.

If you have the desire and the drive to achieve financial independence, Trump University will give you the knowledge and the tools to make your dream a reality. Trump University is not your typical school and it does not yield typical results for typical students. If you’re a doer, your success starts here.

Josef Katz is the Vice President, Marketing for Trump University. In this role, Mr. Katz is responsible for creating the marketing vision and strategy that drives the University's growth. With a focus on testing and data analytics, Mr. Katz brings methodology and accountability to Trump University's marketing programs and has played a major role in the development of these programs.

Prior to joining Trump University, Mr. Katz served as the Executive Director of Integrated Marketing for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. There he was an integral part of their direct mail, email, internet, and relationship marketing initiatives. His efforts helped generate over $30MM in annual sales and were instrumental in finding new revenue opportunities in database marketing and partnership programs. In addition to his marketing responsibilities at Kaplan, Mr. Katz was involved in all data integrity and privacy policy issues.

Other experience include: providing direct marketing and data strategy for leading brands such as Intel, NASDAQ, Nestle, Volvo, Philips Electronics, New Balance, and Rogaine while working for Draft Worldwide and Euro RSCG.

Mr. Katz is an active member of the Direct Marketing community. He is on the operating committee for the Direct Marketing Association's CRM council and is an active participant in the email marketing roundtable.

“Josef is a sharp, forward thinking marketer. In the time we've known each other and worked together I have found him to be open-minded and always seeking new ideas and new applications. He has an excellent grasp of virtually every facet of marketing, both online and off, and a superior knowledge of all database analytics.”