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.
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
Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Conscious Capitalism Institute
Key Publications
Financial Services Outsourcing
Financial Services Outsourcing
Previously Held Positions
Founder & Executive Director, Global Outsourcing Leadership Institute, Wrentham, MA; Founder, former President and CEO, SRR Solutions, Inc. (currently eCredit.com); Co-foundeer, Digiflex Ltd., Meteor Management Services, and Powershare, Inc.
Founder & Executive Director, Global Outsourcing Leadership Institute, Wrentham, MA; 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.
Stephen Sloan
Lawrence J. Chastang Distinguished Professor of Terrorism Studies, University of Central Florida
Key Publications
Co-Author, Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (The Scarecrow Press, 1995), Co-Author, Corporate Aviation Security: The Next Frontier in Aerospace Operation (University of Oklahoma Press, 1993). Terrorism: The Present Threat in Context (2006)
Co-Author, Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (The Scarecrow Press, 1995), Co-Author, Corporate Aviation Security: The Next Frontier in Aerospace Operation (University of Oklahoma Press, 1993). Terrorism: The Present Threat in Context (2006)
Previously Held Positions
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma; Senor Associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Aerospace Doctrine Research.
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma; Senor Associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Aerospace Doctrine Research.
Education
M.A., Comparative Politics, New York University; Ph.D., Comparative Politics, New York University.
M.A., Comparative Politics, New York University; Ph.D., Comparative Politics, New York University.
Anne Thurston
Director, Grassroots China Initiative and Senior Research Professor of China Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Key Publications
Muddling Towards Democracy: Political Change in Grass Roots China (1998), The Private Life of Chairman Mao (1994).
Muddling Towards Democracy: Political Change in Grass Roots China (1998), The Private Life of Chairman Mao (1994).
Previously Held Positions
Consultant, National Endowment for Democracy; Host, Views and Perspectives on Voice of America; Professional Lecturer at SAIS.
Consultant, National Endowment for Democracy; Host, Views and Perspectives on Voice of America; Professional Lecturer at SAIS.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California at Berkley
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California at Berkley
Sanam Vakil
Visiting Scholar, Middle East Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., and Adjunct Professor, SAIS, Bologna, Italy
Key Publications
Women and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Action and Reaction
Women and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Action and Reaction
Previously Held Positions
Research Fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations' Iran Project; Consultant to the World Bank Group's Middle East/North Africa Division; former public relations Account Executive at the Abernathy MacGregor Group, New York City.
Research Fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations' Iran Project; Consultant to the World Bank Group's Middle East/North Africa Division; former public relations Account Executive at the Abernathy MacGregor Group, New York City.
Education
B.A., Political Science and History, Barnard College, Colombia University; M.A., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Ph.D., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS.
B.A., Political Science and History, Barnard College, Colombia University; M.A., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Ph.D., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Fareed Zakaria
Editor-at-Large, TIME Magazine
Key Publications
The Post-American World (W.W. Norton Company, 2008); The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (W.W. Norton Company, 2003) From Wealth to Power (Princeton University Press, 1998) Co-Editor, The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World (Basic Books, 1997).
The Post-American World (W.W. Norton Company, 2008); The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (W.W. Norton Company, 2003) From Wealth to Power (Princeton University Press, 1998) Co-Editor, The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World (Basic Books, 1997).
Previously Held Positions
Editor, Newsweek International, New York, N.Y.; Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs (foreign policy publication); Professor, Harvard University.
Editor, Newsweek International, New York, N.Y.; Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs (foreign policy publication); Professor, Harvard University.
Education
B.A., History, Yale University; Ph.D., International Relations, Harvard University.
B.A., History, Yale University; Ph.D., International Relations, Harvard University.



