Ms. Anagnostou’s transactions generally involve France, the US, and/or the UK, often in the finance or technology fields. Her clients include private equity funds, financial institutions, fintech and other technology companies as well as industrials, particularly in the fashion and consumer brands sector.

Fluent in both French and English, she is an American who began her career in 1994 in the New York office of Rogers & Wells, moving to Paris in 1998 and joining the Paris office of American law firm Kramer Levin in 2000. She is a member of the New York and Paris bars and a solicitor in England and Wales.

Dr. Andrews previously worked at ISM as Dean and Director of Doctoral Affairs and Director of Academic Affairs at ISM. He was also previously the Dean of Bachelor and Master of Business Administration programs at the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris, France.

Publications 

Bowden, D.E., Smits, S., Andrews, M. (2020). Capturing today’s tacit knowledge for tomorrow’s improvement of healthcare. Healthcare Manager. Paper presented at the 13^th Annual Conference of the Euromed Academy of Business.

Andrews, M. (2019). La Vêture: A French E-commerce Firm in the Apparel Sector. In I.Chirino Klevans (Ed.). Cases on Global Leadership in the Contemporary Economy. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Andrews, M. & Smits, S. J. (2018). Knowing what we know: Uncovering tacit knowledge for improved organizational performance. Journal of Organizational Psychology 18 (5). 

Andrews, M., & Chirino Klevans, I. (2018, November). A framework for developing the emotional intelligence skills of entrepreneurial leaders.  Paper presented at the ACBSP Region 8, International Council fall conference, Paris, France.

Andrews, M. (2017, November). Linking student success: knowledge and skills needed by young, fast growing companies and how business schools can contribute. Presentation at the ACBSP Region 8, International Council fall conference, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Andrews, M. (2017, October). What kind of skills do companies and organizations need for successful team learning and organizational development? Presentation at the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, Region 9 fall conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

Andrews, M. (2017). Turbulent and dynamic times: The importance of tacit knowledge and organizational learning in a young e-commerce company.  Journal of Organizational Psychology 17 (5).

Andrews, M. (2017, April). Turbulent and dynamic times: The importance of tacit knowledge and organizational learning in a young e-commerce company.  Paper presented at the International Accreditation Council for Business Education annual conference, San Francisco, CA. 

In the consulting business, Joachim advises his clients in various areas of management including strategic management, operations strategy development, operations improvement, business level strategy development, change and innovations. Clients are from a variety of sectors such as bakery, finance, and IT. Alongside his main strand of business, he keeps up to date with the latest academic developments through his work with various universities. He has refined his experience in a newly founded university in Germany, where he has - amongst other duties of a Founding Provost - developed a new MBA program.

Dr. Bauer has taught master and bachelor level modules in Operations Management, Quality Management, Knowledge Management, Research Methods, and Academic Writing and Skills. Since 2009, he has focused on teaching online in PhD, DBA, MBA, and MSc programs, and has successfully supervised numerous PhD and DBA dissertations as well as MBA and MSc theses.

Prior to QWC Barak was an executive in two of the leading Israeli incubators in the internationally recognized Incubator Program led by the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist. At this capacity Barak led dozens of investment transactions and worked closely with CEO's of early-stage companies. Before his tenure as an investor Barak was a co-Founder and held C-level positions at several Israeli technology start-up companies, including CEO of Flash Networks, GM of European Operations at Business Layers, and CEO of Prolify. Barak Ben-Avinoam is an Advisory Board Member, mentor and a panelist at several international acceleration programs, including at the Technion's BizTEC Program, Tel Aviv Academic College Start-HUB Accelerator Program, The College of Management Academic Studies in Israel, and others.

Dr. Ben-Avinoam has also taught MBA-level seminars in Cross-Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship at leading MBA programs, including at the Technion, Tel-Aviv University and at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel, and at ENPC and ISM in France. Barak holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, with honors, from the International School of Management, Paris, France, and a B.Sc. in Information Systems, with honors, from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

She has acted as in-house advisor to CMOs providing insights as well as support in deployment of new market entry strategies, brand repositioning and new product launches. She has been visiting professor at EM Lyon, the Helsinki School of Economics and Cranfield School of Management. Author of several publications and papers, among others: "Assessing the revival potential of brands from the past: how relevant is nostalgia in retrobranding strategies?" (with Carolina Guerini) in Journal of Brand Management. She holds a BA from Bristol University (UK), MBA at SDA Bocconi, PhD University of Pavia.

Dr. Chenet worked as a sustainability and risk expert for a finance and management consultancy from 2007 to 2012 and holds a PhD in geophysics. He started his career on planetary science at the Institute of Earth Physics of Paris and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. He will be teaching a course on sustainable business development to our doctoral candidates in the spring of 2019.

Dr. Chirino-Klevans has served in many leadership positions such as Assistant Dean of Executive Education at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and founding member of Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE). Duke CE was ranked as number one executive education provider in the world, Director of International and Distance Education at North Carolina State University, USA. She holds a teaching position at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, USA, teaching Leadership, Behavioral Economics and Decision Making, and coordinates the Diversity and Inclusion academic area. Earlier in her career, she served as Sports Psychologist for Olympic teams.

A former elite gymnast and All-American in gymnastics, she brings her expertise in sports to the classroom by designing high-impact and transformative learning experiences aimed at developing competencies for teaching and learning in multicultural and global environments. 

Dr. Chirino-Klevans holds a PhD in Psychology, a Masters in Psychology, a Masters in Business Administration and an undergraduate degree in Psychology. She also has a specialization in Instructional Design focusing on integration of technology in Education. She is author and editor of the book Author and editor of the book “Cases on Global Leadership in the Contemporary Economy.

Publications

• Book: Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (2020). Cases on Global Leadership in the Contemporary Economy. Hershey, PA, IGI. Global. Business Science Reference.
• Chapter in a book: Lee, J. and Chirino-Klevans, F.I. Cosmopolitanism in a World of Teachers: American Student Teachers in a Chinese School. In Spires, H. (2018). Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education. Hershey, PA IGI.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (November, 2012). Cultural dimensions in the online classroom. Conference for international schools’ administrators in South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://www.earcos.org/elc2012/elc12_assoc.php
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (October, 2012). Using digital tools to create easy, effective, usable learning objects in the online classroom. Workshop presented at the Korean association of international schools’ educators conference, Incheon, South Korea. http://korcos.wikispaces.com/Ivonne+Chirino-Klevans,+PhD,+Walden+University
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (September, 2012). Five essential steps for setting up e-learning for corporate training. Society for Human Resources Puerto Rico chapter 39th annual conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. http://conference.shrmpr.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=71
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (August, 2012). Curriculum Internationalization using distance learning. Workshop presented at the International conference for distance and continuing education. Mexico, D.F. http://amecyd.uaemex.mx/8congresointernacional/ponentes.html
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (June, 2012). Integrating learning styles in on line education. Workshop presented at the south eastern chapter conference for executive educators. Mexican Association for Distance and Continuing Education. Chiapas, Mexico.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (April, 2012). Integrating learning styles in on line education. Workshop presented at the north eastern chapter conference for executive educators. Mexican Association for Distance and Continuing Education Baja California, Mexico.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (March, 2012). When culture and technology meet each other: Cultural competencies in the online learning environment. Workshop presented at the Korean association of international schools conference, Incheon, South Korea.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (March, 2012). Four learning styles, four online tools: Designing online activities for digital natives. Workshop presented at the Association of American Schools in South America Conference, Quito, Ecuador. http://korcos.wikispaces.com/Ivonne+Chirino-Klevans,+PhD,+Walden+University
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (March, 2012). Integrating social media in training and development programs. Presentation delivered at the second executive training and e-learning forum. Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (October, 2011).  International communities of learning: Leading in the e-global village. Conference for international school educators in South Asia. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. http://www.earcos.org/elc2011/elc-assoc.php
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (October, 2011). Educators, technology and 21st century learning skills: Dispelling the five myths of online learning”. Conference for TRI Association of American Schools of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean and Mexico. Panama City, Panama.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (September, 2011). Blogs, chats, social media in diverse and global organizations: Cultural competency in the use of social media for communications for HR professionals. Society for Human Resources Puerto Rico chapter 38th annual conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (May, 2011). Online communities of practice for health professionals. The International Council of Nurses conference, Valetta, Malta.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (November, 2010). The future of e-learning: Online education for a global community. Conference for international schools’ administrators in South Asia. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. http://www.earcos.org/eac2010/ELC2010-Conf-Glance.pdf
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (September, 2010). Needs assessment for technology mediated training and development.  Society for Human Resources Puerto Rico chapter 37th annual conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (April, 2010). Self-efficacy in the field and in the classroom: I know I can and you noticed. Workshop delivered at the Annual PE conference for international schools, Waterloo, Belgium.
• Chirino-Barceló, F.I. (April, 1998). Using the learning space to teach a redesigned organizational Psychology course. The 9th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL.
• Chirino-Barceló, F.I., Boumedine, M. and Romero, M.C. (March 1997). Case base system for training students on situational leadership. Unpublished paper presented at 8th. International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL.
• Boumedine, M., Chirino-Barceló, F.I. and Espinoza, E. (1996). A formal approach to the EMI model and case study. The International Congress on Multimedia and Hypermedia. Texas, USA.
• Boumedine, M., Chirino-Barceló, F.I. and Espinoza, E. (1996).  Towards the definition of an intelligent tutoring system as an aid for the database design courses. The XIII International Congress on Educational Technology, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
• Boumedine, M. and Chirino-Barceló, F.I. (1995). An expert system for implementing a manufacturing training program. The 3rd. International Conference in Robotics and Manufacturing, Cancun, Mexico.
• Schmidt, M.S., McDaniel, W.F, and Chirino Barceló, F.I. (March 1992). ACTH 4-9 effects upon retention of black and white pattern discrimination in rats with bilateral neocortical ablations. The 83rd. Annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
• McDaniel, W.F., Davall, E.J., Waters, P.E., Schmidt, M.S. and Chirino Barceló, F.I. (March 1989). The influences of ACTH 4-9 analog upon learning in neocorticarl injuries. The International Conference on the Neurobiology of Aging: Novel Models and Treatments for Alzheimer´s Disease, St. Petersburg, FL.
• McDaniel, W.F., M.S.Schmidt, B.K. Davis, Chirino-Barceló, F.I. and T.L. Weaver. (October 1989). ACTH 4-9 analog and learning in normal and injured rats. Conference on Neuroscience Functions, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD.

Professional Publications and Magazine articles

• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (2011, January). Is your company tweeting the right message to its audience? Business Puerto Rico, 32-33.
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (2010, Oct-Dec). Líder virtual, resultados reales. Estas listo para el reto? Virtual leader, real results: Are you ready for the challenge? SHRM Recursos 1(34-36).
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (2008, Dec). Motivation across generations. Talent Management, 24-27. http://talentmgt.com/articles/view/motivation_across_generations
• Chirino-Klevans, F.I. (2008, July 18). Nine questions to ask your boss. Retrieved November 2012 from CNN.com. http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/21/cb.9.questions.boss/index.html

Over the last couple of years, he has worked extensively on projects aimed at the internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises and is currently also involved in a major project on this topic sponsored by Barclays Africa. He is also a visiting professor at both Coventry University as well as Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom, where his work focuses on the subject of Systemic Entrepreneurship. He is also a visiting professor at EMS Strasbourg, where he teaches Strategic Human Resources Management. Professor de Coning is an experienced supervisor and study leader at both the master and PhD levels. He has wide-ranging international experience and currently also works extensively with the Association of Africa Universities (AAU) to advance the functionality of member universities. This is done in collaboration with international agencies such as CASE.

Eng has successfully supervised PhD students to completion. His teaching interests include advanced analytic methods, research methods, business marketing, marketing strategy, new product development, customer insights, branding and developing a market-oriented organisation. His research interests include business marketing, digital marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation, learning mechanisms through digital and mobile technology.

Eng is currently supervising PhD students on topics related to his research interests. He has published articles in numerous blind peer reviewed academic journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Ethics, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management and Technovation.

Mark is a Professor of Business & Economics at Hult International Business School and a Fellow at the Judge Business School in the UK, as part of the Circular Economy Center. He equally holds an Adjunct Professorship at IE Business School.

He holds Fellowships with the Social Progress Imperative and with the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils in Washington D.C. He is a nonresident Fellow at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai. Mark has been appointed as a global expert for the Fourth Industrial Revolution at World Economic Forum.

Mark is the co-author of the bestseller Understanding How the Future Unfolds: Using DRIVE to Harness the Power of Today's Megatrends. The framework contained therein was nominated for the CK Prahalad Breakthrough Idea Award by Thinkers50, the most prestigious award in business thought leadership. The DRIVE framework has also led Chartered Management Institute’s own magazine Professional Manager in the UK to name Mark as one of the 18 new voices in 2018 that reshape management and leadership.

He is fluent in six languages and In his nonacademic life, he holds the rank of Master Instructor, Black Belt IV Dan, at the International Budo Institute in Canada.

He is a leading researcher, educator and practitioner in the areas of project management, quality and process improvement methodologies. An industrial engineer by training, he acquired a broad background in manufacturing processes as a quality engineer for the Army Armaments Command Project Management Office. He has helped many companies to implement project management and improvement systems, taught numerous classes on these subjects, and conducted and published research on best practices for such implementations.

After twelve years in research, development, and management at Polaroid Corporation and Celanese Plastics Company, Dr. Gordon pursued a career in entrepreneurship and founded four companies: a plastics injection molding company, a company which made products for the control of static electricity (Plastic Systems, Inc) a network for entrepreneurs and investors (the Venture-Preneurs Network) and a private investment and consulting firm (Quantum Ventures). He is currently developing the internet venture AngelDeals.com, a virtual global network for the business community: entrepreneurs seeking funding and growth, investors seeking dealflow, business professionals seeking visibility, and both employers and job seekers.

Gordon received a PhD in Organo-Metallics and Polymers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966 and a BS in Organic Chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Publications

• Trump University “Entrepreneurship 101: How to Turn Your Idea Into a Money Machine 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2010)

  Versions in Chinese, Polish and Bulgarian

• “Gordon’s CUSTOMER Model: Framework for the nine entrepreneurial thriving forces.” 2000

Case Study

• "Plastechnology, Inc."

  This case deals with the anguish faced by two entrepreneurs as they try to decide whether to, and how to launch a new plastics manufacturing venture (2008)

• "Polaroid: Who and what killed this magnificent company?"

  This multi-dimensional case examines Polaroid's corporate entrepreneurial strategies (and lack thereof) over its glorious and turbulent 65- year lifetime. The issues encompass leadership, succession of CEOs, corporate vision, segmentation, corporate culture, product entry decisions, the Value Chain and many other broad strategic questions. The case is resolved in a strategy simulation by student teams: How could Polaroid have been saved?,2009

• “Worcester Beef Company”

  a complex three generation, two-family business case with issues of leadership, management succession, sustainable competitive advantages, strategy, family rivalry, estate negotiation after the death of the partner. 2010

• Ocean Spray: House of cards …? 2010

• Sam Walton’s WalMart: Nemesis …? 2010 <hyperlink: http://www.competitivesuccess.com/why-join/about/dr-gordon/>

• “UPS – 100 Years of Continuous Entrepreneurial Transformation,” 2009

• “New York Cheek – Cracks in Paradise;” a troubled upstart clothing company, 2010.

His areas of teaching and research have been in E-Business, E-Government, Virtual Enterprises, Enterprise Modeling, Strategic Management, and Operations Management. His research has been published in the International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, and Production Planning & Control. His most recent research, "Identifying the Critical Success Factors for E-Commerce Effectiveness: the Case of Qatar", was published in a 2008 text on "Business Excellence and Competiveness in the Middle East and North Africa".

Publications

• Hadzilias, E.A., Carugati, A., (2009)

  “Identifying the critical success factors for E-commerce effectiveness: the case of Qatar”, in Allam Ahmed (Ed.): “Business Excellence and Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa”, Inderscience Publishers,(ISSN 0-907776-38-8).

• Hadzilias, E.A. (2007)

  "The Cost Factors in E-Taxation Services", in Josef Makolm,Gerti Orthofer (Eds.): "E Taxation: State & Perspectives", Institut für Informatik in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (ISBN 978-3-85499-191-5).

• Hadzilias, E.A. (2008)

  “Identifying the critical success factors for E-commerce effectiveness: the case of Qatar”, in Allam Ahmed (Ed.): “Business Excellence and Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa”, Inderscience Publishers,(ISSN 0-907776-38-8).

He has worked as a lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Manchester, UK. He has also taught at the University of Athens and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Dr Iatridis studied Accounting and Finance at postgraduate level at the Universities of Manchester (PhD) and Southampton (MSc). Before graduate school, he studied Economics at the University of Athens, Greece. His current research interests mostly relate to the economic consequences of the implementation of international financial reporting standards, accounting policy choice, earnings quality and earnings conservatism.

Dr. Igah’s professional experience spans across a wide range of projects and institutions, including consultancy missions with the United Nations, UNESCO, the World Bank, the European Union, as well as the Nigerian and French governments, which have taken him to a great number of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. He played a key role in the construction and delivery of a gas plant in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. Actively engaged in teaching in various institutions, Dr. Igah has carried out a substantial number of publications on different topics. He was conferred in 2001 with the French National Order of Merit Award for his professional achievements.

As Director of FORM Strategies, he provides executive and business coaching specializing in leadership development and the co-creation of new business models using Design Thinking techniques. Chris sits on the Advisory and Decision Committee as a Sector Expert for the UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund. He is a Senior Examiner for the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Strategy Expert for IMD in Lausanne, and he holds the post of Affiliate Professor in Strategic and Innovation Management at Grenoble Ecole de Management.

After working for eight years in Paris as Head of Division at the International Chamber of Commerce, he returned to the U.S., where he was recently appointed Professor of International Trade and Marketing at the State University of New York - F.I.T.

Jimenez received a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1983 and a BA from Harvard University in 1980.

Publications

• ICC Guide to Export-Import Basics (ICC Publishing, 1997), 240 pages.

  Note: contains chapter on international electronic commerce.

• Icoterms Questions and Answers: Cases and Commentary (ICC Publishing, 1998), 180 pages.

• “Electronic Data Interchange and Incoterms,”

  chapter in book, Incoterms in Practice (ICC Publishing, 1995).

• Electronic Data Interchange Contracts (ICC Publishing, 1995)

  250 pages; Role: Originator of Idea; Copyeditor.

• Business Law in China (ICC Publishing, 1997)

  450 pages; Role: Administrative Editor.

• Incoterms in Practice (ICC Publishing, 1996)

  200 pages, role: originator of idea; Role: Copyeditor.

After his studies and doctorate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Dr. Koelmel worked for a long time in management in the field of strategy, innovation and business design of leading technology companies and start-ups e.g. in Silicon Valley. He coordinates numerous international research and development projects in the field of the networked world. Dr. Koelmel works as a consultant and expert for national and international ministries, the European Commission and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Bernhard Koelmel represents the teaching area Global Process Management at Pforzheim University (School of Engineering), is responsible for accreditation activities (national and international, e.g. AACSB) and is a member of the University Council.

Landesz started his career as a management consultant, providing strategic advice to companies expanding to Eastern Europe, during the transition from centrally planned to market economies. He is a member of Michael Porter's academic network, lecturing on the microeconomics of competitiveness. Landesz holds an MPA from Harvard University, an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and an MBA from Vienna. His research focuses on the future, i.e. his PhD dissertation at ISM dealt with the future of leadership. Landesz has been awarded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010, where he remains actively engaged as an alumni supporting multi-disciplinary projects aiming to improve the state of the world.

Dr. Ofili has a strong background in working in startups and skills in the utilization of information technology tools to deliver business objectives. Over the years, he has invested money and time in several startups and is a member of the advisory board of a social video review platform. He has sound understanding of the development of information technology policies and the application of information technology in both private and public organizations. He is a strategic thinker with solid communication skills and outstanding interpersonal, training, and presentation skills. He has a proven track record of performance based on the ability to creatively articulate strategies and drive excellence in execution in order to consistently achieve expected results. He has a first degree in electrical engineering from the University of Lagos, an MBA from the University of Liverpool, and an LLM in innovation, technology, and law from the University of Edinburg. He holds both a DBA and a PhD in international business from ISM. 

He has extensive experience in teaching at all levels and in academic administration. His teaching specialities include business ethics, critical scientific methodology, political economy of the European Union as well as managerial economics and in recent years he has developed a wide range of international teaching experience.

O’Sullivan received a PhD from European University Institute, Florence, Italy, an MA in Economics from University College Dublin in 1974 and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University College Dublin in 1972, and in 1969 received an Irish School Leaving Certificate, honors level attained in all nine subjects taken.

Publications

• O’SULLIVAN P, SMITH M and ESPOSITO M (2012)

  “Business Ethics: a critical approach integrating ethics across the business worli>Routledge, London

• O’SULLIVAN P and NGAU O (2012)

  “FULFILLMENT or SLAVERY ? Some philosophical reflections on the paradoxes of contemporary conceptions of work in Economics and other human sciences » in STUDIA UBB. PHILOSOPHIA, Cluj

• O’SULLIVAN P (2011)

  “Economic Methodology and Freedom to Choose”, Routledge Revivals London.

• O’Sullivan P (2008)

  “The growing interest in Business Ethics”, in INFO, magazine of the French Chamber of Commerce in UK, Jan-Feb 2008.

• Allington N and O’Sullivan P (2006)

  “Introduction to Economics” a custom text, Pearson, Harlow

• O’Sullivan P and PATEL T (2004)

  “Fragmentation in Transport Systems and the Problem of System Integrity”, in Transport Policy Vol 11 (Spring 2004), pgs 215-225.

• O’Sullivan P (1989)

  “Empirical Testing in Economics and the Theory of Truth”, in Ricerche Economiche, 43, No 1+2 Jan-June 1989, Pages 151 – 175.

• O’Sullivan P (1987)

  “Economic Methodology and Freedom to Choose”, Allen and Unwin, London.

• O’Sullivan P (1984)

  “Friedman’s methodology revisited: a proposal for a decisive refutation of the F-twist” in Explorations in Knowledge, Vol 1 No 2, pgs 32 – 49.

Dissertation

• “Human Capital, Education and Economic Growth in Ireland”

Dr. Pearce is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. One of the original cohort of British Erasmus students sent abroad in 1987, she spent 15 years living and working internationally in marketing, design, and product development culminating in Head of Innovation and Business Development and running her own marketing and design consultancy. She holds a DBA in Strategic Entrepreneurship in International Business from Newcastle Business School, and her work has been published in academic journals, industry magazines, books, blogs, and news media.

Born in Italy, raised and educated in the USA, Dr. Ivo Pezzuto is a seasoned lecturer of economics, finance, global competitiveness, and strategic management, governance and regulation, and international business at international business schools and executive education programs in Europe (i.e. Catholic University of Milan Fondazione ISTUD, IAE Nice, SMC. He is also a member of the advisory board of a number of international academic journals (i.e. The Global Analyst Magazine, The Journal of Governance and Regulation, The Journal of Business and Sustainability and investment firms). Furthermore, he is an economics commentator, columnist, and a regular contributor to news agencies and international TV broadcasting networks (e.g. CNBC, RAI Economia, Bloomberg/Business Week, AGR, Agência Estado, International Banker Magazine).

He is an internationally recognized author of papers, book chapters and books, articles, and journal publications on economics and on the 2008 global financial crisis. He wrote a book in 2013 titled "Predictable and Avoidable. Repairing Economic Dislocation and Preventing the Recurrence of Crisis" in collaboration with 22 "global thought leaders" of leading global organizations (e.g. Stanford University, NYU, University of Chicago, Wharton Financial Institutions Center, London School of Economics, IESE, Bocconi University, La Sorbonne University, Financial Times, Bloomberg LP, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Oracle, Temenos, Citi, Royal Bank of Scotland, Unicredit Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank). In 2010 he has contributed one chapter, along with prominent scholars such as, James K. Galbraith, Benjamin J. Keys, Tanmoy Mukherjee, Amit Seru, and Vikrant Vig, Erik F. Gerding, Alan Kirman, Brenda González-Hermosillo, Antonio Spilimbergo, Steve Symansky, Olivier Blanchard, and Carlo Cottarelli to Prof. Robert W. Kolb book titled "Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Our Economic Future" published by Wiley.

Prior to his current board advisory, management consulting, and academic career, he has held senior executive positions at national and international level in Europe for leading global organizations in diversified industries (FCA, American Express, Accenture, Citibank, Diners Club). He is a consultant and board advisor to national and international firms and institutions. He has earned a BS degree from NYU Stern School of Business, an MBA from SDA Bocconi School of Management, and a Doctorate degree in Economics, Finance, and Corporate Governance from SMC University.

Professor Ivo Pezzuto was the recipient of ISM’s Teaching Excellence Award for the 2018-2019 academic year. The winner was selected based on student evaluation scores, informal feedback, and dedication to the ISM community. 

Publications

2021

• Pezzuto, I. (2021, January 26). COVID-19: The Unexpected and Disruptive Event That Will Radically Shake-Up and Change the World as We Know It, EconoMonitor &  TheStreet, New York

2020

• Pezzuto, I. (2020). “Editorial: COVID-19: The Unexpected and Disruptive Event that Will Radically Shake up and Change the World as We Know It.”Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 10(4), 4-6. https://doi.org/10.22495/rgcv10i4editorial

• Pezzuto, I. (2020, August 25). World Economy Resilience or “Great Reset”? The Highly Uncertain and Turbulent Road to Recovery in the Post-COVID-19 Era, Economonitor, TheStreet, New York

• Pezzuto, I. (2020). World Economy. Resilience or Great Reset, The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, August 2020 Volume 9 Issue 8. IUP Publications, ISSN 2320-5628. A Division of ICFAI - The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), India  

2019

• Pezzuto, I. (2019) "Making Healthcare Systems More Efficient and Sustainable in Emerging and Developing Economies Through Disruptive Innovation. The Case of Nigeria." Journal of Management and Sustainability, Vol 9, No 2, December 2019 issue. Canadian Center of Science and Education.

• Pezzuto, I., Osagie, Z. (2019) "Disruptive Innovation and Healthcare. The Case of Nigeria.” The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, April 2019 Volume 8 Issue 4. IUP Publications, A Division of ICFAI - The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), India

• Pezzuto, I. (2019) “Turning Globalization 4.0 Into a Real and Sustainable Success for All Stakeholders.” Published on the Journal of Governance and Regulation, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2019, Virtus Interpress.

• Pezzuto, I. (2019, February) “Balancing the Opportunities and Challenges of the New Era of Globalization with Social Inclusion and Sustainability Goals for All Stakeholders” International Banker Magazine Winter 2019 issue, Finance Publishing, London, UK

2018

• Pezzuto, I. (2018, December 28th) “Overcoming the Challenges of the New Era of Globalization Creating Shared Value” Roubini EconoMonitor LLC, a Joint-Venture Between Roubini Global Economics and Ashmore Media Group, New York, U.S.A.

2017

• Pezzuto, I. (2017, September) “Is the EU Sustainable?”, ICTF World Magazine September 2017 issue, pp. 20-28, International Credit and Trade Finance Association, London, UK

• Pezzuto, I. (2017, August) “Eurozone Recovery: Is It Sustainable?” The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017 Issue. IUP Publications, A Division of ICFAI - The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), India

• Pezzuto, I. (2017, July 5st) “European Union Recovery – Surprise Economic Story of 2017” Roubini EconoMonitor LLC, a Joint-Venture Between Roubini Global Economics and Ashmore Media Group, New York, U.S.A.

2016

• Pezzuto, I. (2016, December 2nd) “Italian Referendum: What to Expect?” Roubini EconoMonitor LLC, a Joint-Venture Between Roubini Global Economics and Ashmore Media Group, New York, U.S.A.

• Pezzuto, I. (2016, June 27th) “A Trivially Overlooked Brexit Scenario and Its Potential Aftermath in Early 2016.” Roubini EconoMonitor LLC, a Joint-Venture Between Roubini Global Economics and Ashmore Media Group, New York, U.S.A.

• Pezzuto, I. (2016, June 14th) “Venezuela: Crisis in Caracas.” Roubini EconoMonitor LLC, a Joint-Venture Between Roubini Global Economics and Ashmore Media Group, New York, U.S.A.

• Pezzuto, I. (2016, June 14th) “Venezuela: Crisis in Caracas.” The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016 Issue. IUP Publications, A Division of ICFAI - The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), India

• Pezzuto, I (2016) “Brexit.” Will It or Won’t It: The Big Question Before Britain!" The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 5 Issue 3, March 2016 Issue. Media Five Publications (P) Ltd., Hyderabad, India

• Pezzuto, I (2016) "Fed Bites The Bullet. Implements First Rate Hike in Nearly a Decade". The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016 Issue. Media Five Publications (P) Ltd., Hyderabad, India

2015

• Pezzuto, I (2015, November) "China and the US Fed: Leading the World Toward Extreme Volatility?". International Banker Magazine Autumn 2015 issue, Finance Publishing, London, UK.

• Pezzuto, I. (2015, September 8th). Un rialzo dei tassi della Fed dovrebbe filare liscio. Ma forse è più prudente aspettare."  ("The Fed's Rates Rise Should Go Smoothly. But Perhaps it is More Prudent to Wait"). MF financial newspaper, Publisher: Class Editori, Italy.

• Pezzuto, I. (2015) "Federal Reserve's Rate Rise. Coming Soon?". The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 4 Issue 9, September 2015 Issue. Media Five Publications (P) Ltd., Hyderabad, India

• Pezzuto, I. (2015) "Grexit": Avoided For Now!” The Global Analyst, an exclusive monthly on Business & Finance, Volume 4 Issue 8, August 2015 Issue. Media Five Publications (P) Ltd., Hyderabad, India.

Books

• Pezzuto, I. (2013) “Predictable and Avoidable. Repairing Economic Dislocation and Preventing the Recurrence of Crisis”. Publisher: Gower/Ashgate Publishing. UK

Contributions to Articles

2019

• Constable, S. (2018, January 17). “Barron’s: Battered British Defense Stock Will Mount New Charge” Posted online on Barron’s.com.

2018

• Constable, S. (2018, November 28). “The Chart That Explains GM's Woes Better Than Blaming Trump” Posted online on Forbes.com, U.S.A.

• Constable, S. (2018, October 5). “Barron’s: Italian Bonds Are Cheap — but for Risk Takers Only” Posted online on Barron’s.com

• Constable, S. (2018, August 28). “Lessons on Borrowing…$200 Million at a Time” Posted online on Korn Ferry Institute Reports & Insights. Korn Ferry.

• Constable, S. (2018, July 23). “Globalization Ain't Dead Yet” Posted online on Forbes.com, U.S.A.

• Anderson, K. (2018, June 6). “In Spain, Italy: Surviving a Void” Posted Online on Korn Ferry Institute Reports & Insights. Korn Ferry.

• Hawkes, A. (2018, June 2). “Market Panic Sparked by Italy's Political Turmoil is Not Over Year, Economists Warn” Posted Online on This is Money.co.uk (Daily Mail)

• Durden, T. (2018, June 3). “As Good As Gold: Turkey Uses Bullion To Try To Stabilize Its Economy” Published Online on ZeroHedge.com/ABC Media, LTD.

• MedyaTurk (2018, June 1). “La Turquie Utilise l’Or Exactement de la Façon Dont il Faudrait l’Utiliser” (“Turkey Uses Gold Exactly the Way It Should be Used”), Posted Online on MedyaTurk.

• Constable, S. (2018, June 1). “Good as Gold: Turkey Uses Bullion to Stabilise its Economy” Posted online on Middle East Eye

• Constable, S. (2018, February 8). “The EU's Banking Ruse to Create a United States of Europe” Posted online on PJMedia.com, U.S.A.

2017

• Constable, S. (2017, December 19). “U.K. Deal With the EU May Help British Stocks” Posted online on U.S. News & World Report (Money), U.S.A.

• Constable, S. (2017, December 16). “Brexit-Lite Comes with Economic Pitfalls for Britain” Posted online on PJMedia.com, U.S.A.

• Constable, S. (2017, October 27). “More Catalonias to Come: Spain a Symptom of EU Economic Structure” Posted online on PJMedia.com, U.S.A.

• Constable, S. (2017, October 16). “A Race to the Bottom in Britain as Parties Offer Plans for Housing Crisis” Posted online on PJMedia.com, U.S.A.

• Constable, S. (2017, September 27). “Despite Legislative Setbacks, Trump Winning War on Regulations” Posted online on PJMedia.com, U.S.A.

2016

• Constable, S. (2016, December 13). “What Italy's Big Vote Means for Investors” Posted online on U.S. News & World Report (Money), U.S.A.

• Sunderland, R. (2016, November 21). “The Other PM Set to Lose His Job After Calling a Referendum: Italy's December Vote Spells Trouble for Matteo Renzi” Posted Online on This is Money.co.uk (Daily Mail)

• Constable, S.. (2016, October 23). “Is Longevity Insurance Too Risky?” Posted online on The Wall Street Journal (Markets, Your Money, Journal Reports: Wealth Management), U.S.A.

• Constable, S.. (2016, September 11). “Are Investors More or Less Willing to Take on Risk After a Big Money Loss?” Posted online on The Wall Street Journal (Markets, Your Money, Journal Reports: Wealth Management), U.S.A.

• Blavy, R. (2016, June 30). “Navigating Through Brexit” Posted online on the blog ‘Warning Signals/Crisis Economics’, University Paris Dauphine, France

• Peveraro, S. (2016, March 5th). “Non-Performing Loans? They are all SMEs’ Loans”, Milano Finanza. Italy

2015

• Totaro, L., Silver, V. (2015, July 23rd). “Italy Leans While Greece Tumbles”, Bloomberg Businessweek. USA.

She has published more than 30 papers in refereed journals including the Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Leadership Quarterly. Dr. Ruvio’s research has featured in numerous media outlets all over the world, including the CNN, TODAY show, Good Morning America, TIME magazine, The New York Times, Forbes, Consumer reports, The Daily Telegraph, The Atlantic, The Telegraph, and the Toronto STAR. As a teacher, Dr. Ruvio leverage a rich marketing consulting experience in the real estate industry, non-profit organizations and new ventures. She also have extensive experience in teaching and presenting her research all over the world. In 2011, she was named the American Marketing Association’s Professor of the Year at Temple University by the students and also received the Marketing Department’s Teaching award.

Ruvio received a B.A, M.A, and PhD in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Haifa, Israel in 2002.

Publications

• Hirschman, E.C., Ruvio, A. & Touzani, M. (2011)

  “Breaking bread with Abraham’s children: Christians, Jews and Muslims’ holiday consumption in dominant, minority and diasporic communities”. Journal of Academy of Marketing Science. 39(3), 429-448. (IF 3.269)

• Ruvio, A. & Shoham, A. (2011)

  “Aggressive driving: A consumption experience”. Psychology and Marketing. 28(11), 1087–1112. (IF 1.385) Lead Article.

• Ruvio, A., Gavish, Y. & Shoham, A. (2011)

  “Consumer’s doppelganger: A role model perspective on intentional consumer mimicry”. Journal of Consumer Behavior.Segev, R., Shoham, A. & Ruvio, A. (2011)“What does this gift say about me, you, and us? The role of adolescents’ gift-giving in managing their impressions among their peers”. Psychology and Marketing. (IF 1.385)

• Ruvio, A. & Shoham, A. (2011)

  “A multilevel study of nascent social ventures”. International Small Business Journal. 29(5), 562-579. (IF 0.927).

• Ruvio, A., Rosenblatt, Z. & Hertz-Lazarowitz, R. (2010)

  “Vision of difference: Differentiating educational and business entrepreneurial vision”. Leadership Quarterly, 21(1), 144-158. (IF 2.902)

• Gavish, Y., Shoham, A. & Ruvio, A. (2010)

  “A qualitative study of mother-adolescent daughter-vicarious role model consumption interactions”. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 27(1), 43-56.

Prior to Marsh, Sambul was Head of Marketing for Merrill Lynch’s North America’s retail operation, with a marketing budget of $88 million and 175 full-time marketing employees. He began his career at a New York advertising agency, Norman, Lawrence, Patterson & Farrell, and later founded an award-winning marketing agency, whose clients included Chase, American Express, Minolta, and Merck.

"Sambul received a DBA in International Business Management from ISM, an MA in Mass Communications from the University of Michigan, and a BA in Mass Communications from Queens College, NY.

Publications

• Sambul, Nathan J. Top Trader’s Guide to Technical Analysis. Dearborn Financial Press, 1995.

• Sambul, Nathan J. The Handbook of Private Television. McGraw-Hill, 1982.

• Numerous articles in Inc., Videography, International Television, and other trade publications.

As Director of Customized Programs at the University of St. Gallen, Dr. Stoepfgeshoff works with companies to analyze and define strategic learning needs and to design and deliver customized learning initiatives. He has eight years of human resources management consulting experience in France and Germany (HayGroup), has held corporate roles in Hoffmann La-Roche, and Alstom Group (Alstom University), and has acted as the Chief Learning Officer at Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark. Furthermore, Dr. Stoepfgeshoff has experience consulting, teaching, and training in the US and Asia.

He has traveled to and conducted business in 120 countries on all seven continents. Thomas is founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Transportation Security, contributing editor at Industry Week, and a regularly featured analyst for media outlets around the world.

Thomas received a PhD in International Business at the University of Bucharest, Academia de Studii Economice, an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Akron and a BA in Political Science and History from the University of Akron.

Selected Publications:

• • (2021) William Fawcett, Andrew R. Thomas, Cesar Baena. "Rebuilding Ground Zero: Global Negotiations". The Case Centre. Winner of the North American Business Awards for Best Case Study of the Year.
  • (2020) Andrew R. Thomas and Robert M. Schwartz. "At-Risk Populations to Unintentional and Intentional Fentanyl and Fentanyl+ Exposure". Journal of Transportation Security 13:1, pp. 73-82.

Publications:

• (2018) Andrew R. Thomas Shale Energy and the Supply Chain: Business and Geopolitical Implications of the Fracking Revolution (New York; Springer)

• (2016) Andrew R. Thomas Editor. Neuromarketing and Ethics (New York; Springer)

• (2015) Andrew R. Thomas and Timothy Wilkinson The Customer Trap: How to Avoid the Biggest Business Mistake (New York; Apress)

• (2014) Andrew R. Thomas Ed. Global Supply Chain Security (New York; Springer)

• (2014) Timothy J. Wilkinson and Andrew R. Thomas “Innovation’s Second Step” Thunderbird International Business Review 58:3, pp. 273-284.

• (2011) Andrew R. Thomas Soft Landing: Airline Industry Strategy, Service, and Safety (New York; Apress)

• (2010) Andrew R. Thomas and Timothy Wilkinson The Distribution Trap! Keeping Your Innovations from Becoming Commodities (Santa Barbara; ABC-Clio). Winner of the Berry-American Marketing Association Award for the Best Marketing Book of 2010

• (2009) Jon Hawes, Andrew R. Thomas and Timothy Wilkinson “Managing Relationships with Chinese Joint Venture Partners” Journal of Global Marketing 22:2, pp. 109 – 119.

• (2006) Andrew R. Thomas and Timothy Wilkinson. “The Outsourcing Compulsion: How the Colonization of American Manufacturing by Distributors Has Pushed U.S. Companies Overseas.” MIT Sloan Management Review 48:1, pp. 10-17.

He also worked in London as a consultant at Ernst & Young focusing on UK financial services. Additionally, as an independent consultant, he advised Shell International, F&C Asset Management, Alliance Boots, Alitalia as well as a Cambridge University-based biotech start-up.

He obtained his doctoral degree from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds a Master of Arts in Corporate Strategy and Governance from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a Master of Economics from the Universität des Saarlandes, Germany. Dr Tse earned his Bachelor of Arts in German and Economics from the Western University, Canada. He is also a member of the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness at the Harvard Business School.

Ken enjoys inspiring MBAs and senior executives around the world. He was a visiting professor at the “Triple Crown” accredited Aalto University (Finland, South Korea, and Taiwan) and Hult International Business School (USA, UAE, and China), the AMBA and EQUIS-accredited Nyenrode Business Universiteit (The Netherlands), the ACBSP-accredited International School of Management (France), and the AMBA-accredited COTRUGLI Business School (Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania). He has trained Deutsche Telekom managers on social media and LG Electronics engineers and managing directors on customer experience management.

A retail expert known to the business community, Ken previously served as an Assistant Professor in Retail Management at the AACSB-accredited Ryerson University, where he received the 2014 and 2015 “A Prof Who Made a Mark” award. He also worked as a Marketing Professor and Subject Area Coordinator at the EFMD-accredited U21Global from 2006 to 2012, where he received the Outstanding Professor, Most Innovative Professor, and Excellence in Online Education awards. His research interests include luxury marketing, customer experience management, and emerging research methods such as PLS-SEM. He has published 18 peer-reviewed publications and 7 trade books.

Prior to entering the academic field, Ken was the VP of Marketing at TeraGo Networks and had held progressive product marketing roles at PSINet, Sprint Canada and TELUS Mobility. Ken received a DBA from the University of Newcastle in 2006, an MBA from Nyenrode Business Universiteit in 1998, and a BSc from the University of Toronto in 1997.

Publications

Books

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  Putting a Stake in the Ground: Strategies for Getting Your First Marketing Journal Article Published Successfully. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. (ISBN: 9781462000210)

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  More Bucks Annually: Insider's Guide to Getting Your MBA, DBA, and PhD Online. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. (ISBN: 9781462000227)

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  CRM in Action: Maximizing Value Through Market Segmentation, Product Differentiation & Customer Retention. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. (ISBN:9781450279888)

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  Avoiding Plagiarism: Write Better Papers in APA, Chicago, and Harvard Citation Styles. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. (ISBN: 9781450276290)

• 2010 Wong, K. K. (2010)

  Approved Marketing Plans for New Products and Services. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. (ISBN: 9781450262484)

Articles

• Wong, K. K. (2015)

  Pequignet: The Face of the Renaissance of French Haute Horlogerie (9B15A022). Ivey Cases. Ivey Publishing.

• Wong, K. K. (2014)

  F.P. Journe: Continuing the Tradition of Haute Horology Excellence (9B14A073). Ivey Cases. Ivey Publishing.

• Wong, K. K. (2013)

  Partial Least Squares
  Structural Equation Modeling (PLSSEM) Techniques Using SmartPLS. Marketing Bulletin, 24, Technical Note 1, 1- 32

• 2012 Wong, K. K. (2012)

  Proud to Be Distinctively Different: Peter Bonac and His Mobiado Luxury Mobile Venture. International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 10 (3).

• 2012 Wong, K. K. (2012)

  Financial implications of rate plan optimization in the post-paid mobile market. Telematics and Informatics. 29 (1), 82-89, doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2010.11.007

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  Vertu: Nokia's Luxury Mobile Phone for the Urban Rich (9B11A040). Ivey Case. Ivey Publishing. Available https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=52373

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  Review of the book Handbook of Partial Least Squares: Concepts, Methods and Applications, by V. Esposito Vinzi, W.W. Chin, J. Henseler & H. Wang (Eds). International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management. 6 (2), 52-54.

• 2011 Wong, K.K. (2011)

  Getting what you paid for: Fighting wireless customer churn with rate plan optimization. Journal of Database Marketing & Customer Strategy Management. 18 (2), 73-82, doi:10.1057/dbm.2011.8

• 2011 Wong, K. K. (2011)

  Using Cox Regression to Model Customer Time to Churn in the Wireless Telecommunications Industry. Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 19 (1), 37-43. doi:10.1057/jt.2011.1

Dissertation

• Proactive matching of customers to optimal rate plans: A strategy to maximize customer lifetime value in the Canadian wireless telecommunications industry.

He has conducted corporate education programs for these and a number of other companies in over 30 countries throughout the world. Prior to founding his own consulting firm, Phil was a Professor of Economics and Finance at Pace University in New York, where he taught in the MBA program for 25 years. While at Pace he was appointed as the first visiting professor in IBM's International Finance, Planning and Administration School located in NY and Belgium. In addition, he was the Director of Corporate Education for Pace University. His responsibilities included the academic leadership of Pace's corporate education and Executive MBA programs.

Young has also taught in executive education programs sponsored by Cornell University, Columbia University, The University of California at Berkeley, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the Duke Corporate Education.

Young received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii, a Master's degree in international relations from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in economics from New York University.

With over one billion USD under management, Dan directs more than 40 investment professionals in the areas of private wealth management, risk mitigation, and the investment advisory arena.

Dan holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from Bentley University in Boston, Masschusetts. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from The American College. He completed his DBA at ISM with a dissertation focused on valuing reputational risks in the financial markets.