Internationalization Advisory Board
The Internationalization Advisory Board provides guidance on the development of global programs, assists in evaluating international initiatives, and also contributes by making distinguished visitor appearances and helping to shape partnerships.
Alexandra Harney
Visiting Scholar, Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong; Director of Research, Visibility Media; Contributing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit
Key Publications
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage (Penguin Press, 2008)
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage (Penguin Press, 2008)
Previously Held Positions
South China Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, Deputy Analysis Editor, The Financial Times; Visiting Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy; Monbusho Research Fellow, University of Tokyo; Aide to Japanese politician Nakatani Gen
South China Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, Deputy Analysis Editor, The Financial Times; Visiting Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy; Monbusho Research Fellow, University of Tokyo; Aide to Japanese politician Nakatani Gen
Education
BA, Princeton University
BA, Princeton University
Fiona Hill
Director, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., and National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, The National Intelligence Council
Key Publications
The Siberian Curse: How Central Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (The Brookings Institution Press, 2003), Putin and Bush in Common Cause? Russia's View of the Terrorist Threat (Brookings Review, 2002), Fueling the Future: The Prospects for Russian Oil and Gas, (Demokratizatsiya, Summer 2002).
The Siberian Curse: How Central Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (The Brookings Institution Press, 2003), Putin and Bush in Common Cause? Russia's View of the Terrorist Threat (Brookings Review, 2002), Fueling the Future: The Prospects for Russian Oil and Gas, (Demokratizatsiya, Summer 2002).
Previously Held Positions
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; Director of Strategic Planning, The Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Associate Director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) at Harvard University.
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; Director of Strategic Planning, The Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Associate Director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) at Harvard University.
Education
M.A., Russian and Modern History, St. Andrews University (Scotland); A.M., Soviet Studies, Harvard University; Ph.D., History, Harvard University.
M.A., Russian and Modern History, St. Andrews University (Scotland); A.M., Soviet Studies, Harvard University; Ph.D., History, Harvard University.
Brian Michael Jenkins
Senior Adviser to the President, RAND Corporation, and Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Key Publications
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006); Aviation Terrorism and Security (ed., with Paul Wilkinson, 2005); Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror (ed., with David Aaron, 2005); Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy (2002); Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism (with Paul K. Davis, 2002).
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006); Aviation Terrorism and Security (ed., with Paul Wilkinson, 2005); Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror (ed., with David Aaron, 2005); Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy (2002); Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism (with Paul K. Davis, 2002).
Previously Held Positions
Former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; Member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; Special Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; Member, U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board.
Former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; Member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; Special Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; Member, U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board.
Education
B.A., Fine Arts, UCLA, M.A.; History, UCLA; additional studies at University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and University of San Carlos (Guatemala).
B.A., Fine Arts, UCLA, M.A.; History, UCLA; additional studies at University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and University of San Carlos (Guatemala).
Joan Johnson-Freese
Chair, National Security Decision Making Department, U.S. Naval War College
Key Publications
Heavenly Ambitions: America’s Quest to Dominate Space (2009), The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze (1998)
Heavenly Ambitions: America’s Quest to Dominate Space (2009), The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze (1998)
Previously Held Positions
Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida
Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida
Education
B.A., Political Science, Bowling Green State University; M.A., Political Science, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Political Science, Kent State University
B.A., Political Science, Bowling Green State University; M.A., Political Science, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Political Science, Kent State University
Mira Kamdar
Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute, and Associate Fellow, The Asia Society
Key Publications
Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World (2008); Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past (2000)
Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World (2008); Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past (2000)
Previously Held Positions
Thomas J. Watson Fellow (1980); Danforth Graduate Fellow (1981-85).
Thomas J. Watson Fellow (1980); Danforth Graduate Fellow (1981-85).
Education
B.A., Reed College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
B.A., Reed College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Najmaldin Karim
Neurosurgeon, Falik & Karim, Greenbelt, Maryland, and President, Washington Kurdish Institute, Washington, D.C.
Previously Held Positions
a founding member and former President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; an advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Department of State on establishing the Voice of America's Kurdish service.
a founding member and former President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; an advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Department of State on establishing the Voice of America's Kurdish service.
Education
M.D., Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
M.D., Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Jack Mendelsohn
Professor, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Key Publications
"America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries," The Christian Science Monitor, August 10, 2007. Contributed book chapters to: Science and Security (AAAS, 1986), The Race for Security (Lexington, 1987).
"America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries," The Christian Science Monitor, August 10, 2007. Contributed book chapters to: Science and Security (AAAS, 1986), The Race for Security (Lexington, 1987).
Previously Held Positions
Olin Distinguished Professor, U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Arms Control Association; a senior U.S. Department of State official; and a member of the U.S. SALT and START delegations.
Olin Distinguished Professor, U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Arms Control Association; a senior U.S. Department of State official; and a member of the U.S. SALT and START delegations.
Education
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., the University of Chicago and the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., the University of Chicago and the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard
Director, Chelonian Research Institute, Oviedo, Florida
Key Publications
Tales From the Thebaide: Reflections of a Turtleman (2007). The Pinta Tortoise: Globalization and the Extinction of Island Species (2005). Galapagos Tortoises: Nomenclature and Survival Status (1996).
Tales From the Thebaide: Reflections of a Turtleman (2007). The Pinta Tortoise: Globalization and the Extinction of Island Species (2005). Galapagos Tortoises: Nomenclature and Survival Status (1996).
Previously Held Positions
President, Florida Audubon Society
President, Florida Audubon Society
Education
B.A., Chemistry, Oxford University; M.A., Biochemistry, Oxford University; Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida
B.A., Chemistry, Oxford University; M.A., Biochemistry, Oxford University; Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida
Shubhro Sen
Founder & Executive Director, Global Outsourcing Leadership Institute, Wrentham, MA.
Key Publications
Financial Services Outsourcing
Financial Services Outsourcing
Previously Held Positions
Founder, former President and CEO, SRR Solutions, Inc. (currently eCredit.com); Co-foundeer, Digiflex Ltd., Meteor Management Services, and Powershare, Inc.
Founder, former President and CEO, SRR Solutions, Inc. (currently eCredit.com); Co-foundeer, Digiflex Ltd., Meteor Management Services, and Powershare, Inc.
Education
B.A., Economics, Delhi University (India); M.A., International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India); M.S., Finance and International Business, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Marketing and Strategic Management, University of California.
B.A., Economics, Delhi University (India); M.A., International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India); M.S., Finance and International Business, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Marketing and Strategic Management, University of California.
Samuel M. Sheperd
President, American Collegiate Scholarship Association
Previously Held Positions
President, National Association of Japan-America Societies, Washington, D.C.; Executive Director of the Japan-United States Educational Commission, Tokyo, Japan; Executive Vice President of the American Cultural Exchange, Seattle, Washington; Specialist Member of the Central Council on Primary & Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Tokyo, Japan.
President, National Association of Japan-America Societies, Washington, D.C.; Executive Director of the Japan-United States Educational Commission, Tokyo, Japan; Executive Vice President of the American Cultural Exchange, Seattle, Washington; Specialist Member of the Central Council on Primary & Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Tokyo, Japan.
