Study with accessible, esteemed faculty who bring incalculable value into the classroom.

Faculty

For the Thunderbird Global Executive Program, we have hand-picked the most influential and progressive Thunderbird faculty to lead you and your executive peers on this unforgettable global learning adventure.

Veteran instructors in Thunderbird’s highly ranked executive education programs – and professors in our #1 ranked MBA program – promise to deliver an unprecedented academic, social and professional experience.

They bring the following invaluable assets into the classroom:

  • Global business expertise
  • Vast global contacts
  • Thought-provoking dialogue leaders
  • Extensive regional knowledge
  • Cultural, professional and academic diversity
  • Depth of application
  • Networking opportunities
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Meet your faculty

Mansour Javidan, Ph.D.Mansour Javidan, Ph.D.
Garvin Distinguished Professor and Director, The Najafi Global Mindset Institute

Areas of Expertise: Global leadership, Global Mindset, managing across cultures, cross-cultural communications, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, managing global teams
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Roe Goddard, MBA-IB, Ph.D. Roe Goddard, MBA-IB, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Asia Studies

Areas of Expertise: Doing business in China, Chinese currency, financial markets and governmental issues, foreign direct-investment management in China, international political economy, globalization, global strategy, leadership development
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Olufemi Babarinde, Ph.D. Olufemi Babarinde, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Global Studies

Areas of Expertise: Doing business in Africa, business issues in South Africa, political science in business practice, doing business in Europe
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Kishore C. Dash, Ph.D. Kishore C. Dash, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Global Studies

Areas of Expertise: Business in India, political economy of India and greater Asia, global political economy, international and regional organizations in Asia/Pacific, international and regional trade cooperation
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Roy Nelson, Ph.D. Roy Nelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Global Studies

Areas of Expertise: Latin American business issues, doing business in Brazil/Latin America, international business/government relations, foreign direct investment, global political economy
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Charlotte Cole
Managing Director, Executive Education Programs
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