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Academic Positions

  • University of San Francisco, School of Management, 1980 – present
  • Stanford University, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, 1996  –  2012
  • Graduate Theological Union, Visiting Scholar, Center for Social Policy and Ethics, Berkeley, CA, 1993
  • Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, Institute of Communication Research, 1980

Executive Appointments    (During University Special Leaves of Absence)

  • Chairman and Co-CEO, Primewave Solutions, 1998 – 2001
  • Senior Vice President and Ford Liaison, First Nationwide Bank; Ford Motor (NYSE), 1986 – 1988
  • Chief Operating Officer, Coit Services (CA) and Coit International (London), 1981 – 1983

Selected Non-Executive International Experience
Projects, keynotes and presentations in 30 countries, including:

  • Visa International, speaker and advisor (EU, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa; Dubai)
  • International Business Machines, advisor and speaker (Switzerland)
  • Resources Group, Global Investment Fund, advisor (Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Argentina, Mexico)
  • Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations, advisor and project director (NYC and Tanzania)
  • Cadence Design Systems, speaker and project leader (Japan, Italy and UK)
  • Pyramid Technology, business development advisor (China)
  • University of San Francisco, Executive Education and speaker (Dominican Republic, South Korea)

Board of Directors

  • Primewave.com, Chairman; Spieker Properties (NYSE), 1999 – 2001
  • Voicemail International, San Jose, CA (NASDAQ), 1984 – 1985
  • Coit Services (San Francisco) and Coit International (London), 1983 – 1986
  • National Group Telecommunications of Burlington, WDRG-TV, Burlington, N.C., 1980 – 1984

Public Service and Affiliations 

  • sfBIG, Board of Governors, 2013 – present
  • Bahati Education, Board of Directors, Iringa, Tanzania, 2007 – 2012
  • Business for Diplomatic Action, Board of Directors (2004); Council of Senior Advisors, 2005 – 2009
  • Village Enterprise Fund (East Africa), Operations Committee, 2007 – 2009
  • United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force, San Francisco, 2003  – 2005
  • Bay Area Economic Forum, Team Co-leader, Homeland Security Initiative, 2003 – 2005
  • Pacific Council for International Policy, Los Angles, 2002 – 2008
  • Menlo School, Board of Trustees, Atherton, CA, 1997 – 2004
  • Scottish Enterprise, Advisor, Glasgow, Scotland, 1997 – 1998

Editorial

  • Contributing Editor, Security Technology and Design, New York, 2003 – 2007
  • Contributing Editor and columnist, Intelligent Enterprise, New York, 1998 – 2003
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Harvard Business School Press (2000), California Management Review (2015) among others and marketing conferences (most recently, Southwest Marketing Association, 2015)
  • Member, Board of Editorial Advisors, Business Encyclopedia (Marketing), Knowledge Exchange/ Warner Books, 1995 – 1998

Visiting Professor and Adjunct

  • Adjunct Professor, Hult International Business School; International Marketing, Global Management
  • Research Fellow, Levin Institute, State University of New York (SUNY Manhattan, 2014)
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Boston College; Department of Computer Sciences
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Department of Psychology

Current and Recent Courses

  • Global Marketing and Business Intelligence (MBA)
  • International Marketing (Undergraduate, MIB)
  • Global Management (MIB)
  • Principles of Marketing (MBA, Honors Undergraduate)
  • Geopolitical Environment and Competitive Strategy (MBA)
  • Innovation and Strategy (EMBA, Executive Education)

Selected Teaching Awards and Recognition 

  • Gold Circle (Teaching), USF MBA Student Association, 2010
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Management and Professional Studies, University of San Francisco, 2009
  • University Distinguished Teacher, University of San Francisco, 1990
  • Teaching Excellence Award, People’s Republic of China and University of San Francisco Executive Education program, 1989
  • Earlier recognition as the “most consistent” teacher on the University’s Top Ten List across all university departments and undergraduate programs in University wide surveys

Selected Honors