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Hossein Askari received his B.S. in Civil Engineering, attended the Sloan School of Management and received his Ph.D. in International Economics and Finance, all at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was an instructor at MIT, Assistant Professor at Tufts University, and Associate Professor and Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He served for two and a half years on the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund representing Saudi Arabia and was Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia, after which he came to the School of Business at the George Washington University in 1982, where he is now the Iran Professor of International Business and Professor of International Affairs. He was the Director of an international team of energy experts that designed a long-term energy plan for Saudi Arabia in the mid-1980s. During 1990-1991 he was asked by the governments of Iran and Saudi Arabia to act as an intermediary to restore bi-lateral diplomatic relations that had been ruptured in 1987; during 1991-1992 he was asked by the Government of Kuwait to intermediate to improve bi-lateral relations with Iran. He has written extensively on Islamic economics and finance, the economies of the Middle East, international trade and finance, and on agricultural economics. In the past, he has consulted with the U.S. General Accounting Office, the United Nations, the World Bank, IFC, OPIC, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Bechtel, ARCO, SUNOCO, First National Bank of Chicago, National Commercial Bank, Eastman Chemicals and other companies and organizations.

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Education
R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, Ph.D. Finance
Bangalore University, India. B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Teaching Experience
R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. (International Finance and Corporate Finance.)

Teaching Interests
Corporate Finance, International Finance.

Current Areas of Research
Corporate Governance, Theory of the Firm, Financial Development and Growth, International Finance.

Other Professional Experience
Development Economics Research Group at The World Bank.

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Education
Ph.D., Public Administration, Development Administration emphasis University of Southern California, July 1994. M.P.A. Monterey Institute of International Studies, CA, May 1990. B.A. Business Economics, French with Honors (Double Major) University of California at Santa Barbara, June 1988.

Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, School of Business, The George Washington University. Assistant Professor and Director, International Public Service and Development MPA Program, Graduate School of Public Policy and Administration, Rutgers University, Camden.

Teaching Interests
Organizational behavior International Development Policy and Administration NGO Management Development Management Processes and Tools

Current Areas of Research
Organizational behavior, inter-organizational relations, development management, non-governmental organizations, international and community development, and the role of diasporas in development.

Professor Brinkerhoff and Professor Teegen have co-founded a research working group on Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called GW INGOT-- the George Washington University International NGO Team.

Other Professional Experience
Economic Development Institute, the World Bank (Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Former Soviet Union); NGO and Civil Society Unit, the World Bank; Social Development Department, the World Bank; Center for Democracy and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development (Tanzania, Morocco, Egypt, Mali); Catalyst Consortium for reproductive health education (USAID supported consortium).

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Education
University of Chicago, Ph.D. (Economics and International Business), M.B.A. (Economics and International Business). Kenyon College, B.A. (Economics).

Teaching Experience
Brandeis University. University of Chicago.

Teaching Interests
International Business Finance. International Business Strategy. Macroeconomics.

Current Areas of Research
International Corporate Finance. International Business Strategy. Macroeconomics. International Investments.

Other Professional Experience
U.S. Agency for International Development.
Fulbright Senior Specialist (Krakow, Poland).
International Centre for the Study of EASt Asian Development (Kitakyshu, Japan).

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Education
Ohio State University, Ph.D. (Finance), Webster University, Austria, MBA (Marketing), University of Bombay, India, B.A. (Economics)

Teaching Experience
Ohio State University (Investments)

Teaching Interests
International Business, International Finance

Current Areas of Research
Value impact of globalization for multinationals, Interaction effects between industrial and geographic diversification, Industry and country effects on returns, privatization

Other Professional Experience
KPMG Management Consulting, Hungary (Mergers and Acquisitions)

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Professor Doswell teaches IBUS 275, International Development Financing. Her experience includes serving as Senior Investment Advisor and Regional Legal Advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development. She has also working as a Corporate Associate for a private law firm. Her work at USAID focuses on credit enhancements to private sector financial institutions and investors and advising USAID on their foreign assistance programs. Professor Doswell received her J.D. from Georgetown University and holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

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Professor Helm teaches IBUS 160, Intro to International Business. Recently, she has taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Business in the Kogod School of Business at American University. Her areas of expertise include courses taught in International Marketing, The Cultural Environment of International Business and The Global Marketplace. Professor Helm received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University, MA from the University of Maryland and holds a Ms.C from University of Lund, Sweden, in Business Administration and Economics.

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Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. (Strategy & International Management); Carnegie-Mellon University, MA (Public Policy and Management); ESADE, Barcelona, Spain, MBA; Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain, BBA

Teaching Experience
Business Strategy, International Business (MIT)

Teaching Interests
International Strategy, non-market strategy

Current Areas of Research
Strategic interaction between firms and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs); Conceptualization of global non-market environments; Managerial perception of market and non-market environments; NGOs as cross-border organizations: their strategies and organizational forms

Other Professional Experience
Pepsico, Spain; Grupo Gallina Blanca, Spain; Independent consulting for firms in the US, Spain and Latin America

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Education
The George Washington University, Ph.D. (International Economics), M.A. (Economics). Harvard Business School, D.B.A. (International Finance). Fairleigh Dickinson University, M.B.A. (Finance). Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, B.A. (Law).

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University. Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Georgetown University.

Teaching Interests
International Banking. International Finance. Global Financial Markets.

Current Areas of Research
Reform of multinational financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMF in light of recent changes in the international financial environment. Enhancing the access to global financial markets by less developed countries. Menu of options among various recent financial innovations applicable to developing countries.

Other Professional Experience
World Bank. The Asian Development Bank. International Finance Corporation. The U.S. Agency for International Development. The Institute of Banking and Finance (Mexico). Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). U.S. Export and Import Bank. American Express International Banking Co. Royal Bank of Canada. Korean Institute for International Economics and Technology (KIET). The Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies. Central Bank of Nigeria. State Bank of Pakistan.

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Education
The George Washington University, Ph.D. (International Finance)

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University

Teaching Interests
International Finance, Global and Emerging Financial Markets, Central Banking, Economic Development, Privatization and Financial Sector Development, Global Competitive and Corporate Governance Frameworks, Regional Financial Crisis Management, Middle East Economics and Islamic Finance, European Union, and the Economic Transformation of the Central and East European Economies.

Current Areas of Research
International Finance, Global and Emerging Financial Markets, Central Banking, Economic Development, Privatization and Financial Sector Development, Corporate Governance, Regional Financial Crisis Management, Middle East Economics and Islamic Finance, and the European Union.

Other Professional Experience
Dr. Rehman is a Senior Research Fulbright Scholar. She is also the GW Director of the EU Research Center. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Trade and Finance Association.

Professor Scheherazade Rehman was invited to be the 2006 Douglas Y.Thomas Visiting Economist Series Speaker at Bradley University and Caterpillar Inc. The Visiting Economist Series has featured seminars by distinguished economists including Milton Friedman, Robert Barro, Deidre McCloskey, James Buchanan, Douglas North.
Title of the speech: "Oil and Arms: A Disastrous Environment for Economic Growth in the Middle East."
Prior to teaching at GW, Dr. Rehman was a Foreign Exchange and Money Market Trader in Bahrain (Middle East). She is also a Senior Partner at the International Consultants Group which specializes in Middle East financial sector development and investment management. She has worked with many international and U.S. government and private agencies, such as, The World Bank, Central Banks and Finance Ministers of Turkey, Nigeria, Mongolia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and China, GAZPROM, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID), U.S. Foreign Service Institute, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), The Corporate Response Group, Inc., AT&T, Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of Thomas David McCloud (U.K.), etc.
In 1997, she received the Senior Research Fulbright Award from the U.S. Dept of State Fulbright Commission to conduct a comprehensive research study on South & East Asian Regional Economic and Financial Development, with a case study on Pakistan. In 2003, she received the GW School of Business Undergraduate Teaching Award, In 2002, she received the GW MBA Association Faculty of the Year Award. In 2001, she received the GW School of Business Graduate Teaching Award in International Business and the GW MBA Association Faculty of the Year Award. In 1998, she received the GW University Bender Teaching Award, and the First Annual Outstanding GW University Women of the Year Award.

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Education
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. (Sociology, International Business). The University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A. (International Marketing). The University of Texas at Austin, M.A. (Middle Eastern Studies). The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. (Middle Eastern Studies, Economics).

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University. The University of Houston. The University of Texas at Austin.

Teaching Interests
Managing in Developing Countries, International Marketing, Introduction to International Business

Current Areas of Research
Diaspora Trade & Investment, Export & Investment Promotion, International Entrepreneurship, the Middle East/North Africa Region

Other Professional Experience
United Nations, World Bank, Grameen Foundation, IBM, FH&R Inc., Reliant Energy, Gelb Consulting

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Education
The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. (Industrial Marketing, International Business and International Economics). Georgia State University, M.B.A. ESAN, Lima, Peru, M.A., (Business Administration). Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima, Peru, B.S., (Civil Engineering).

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University.The University of New Mexico. Pennsylvania State University. ESAN (Lima, Peru).

Teaching Interests
International Marketing, Regional Marketing Systems, Business and Economic Environment in Latin America, International Business.

Current Areas of Research
Cross border Investments in Latin America, Marketing Strategies for the Americas, International Direct Marketing, Internationalization of the Latin American Multinationals.

Other Professional Experience
Ericson Radio Systems, Phillips Petroleum, Uranium Division. Cirtec Corporation. Southwestern Sales Inc. Caja Insular de Ahorros, Spain. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

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James A. Seale teaches IBUS 274, Seminar: Global Investment Banking. He is the founder and principal shareholder of an investment banking boutique specializing in merger and acquisition advisory services, private placements, and private equity transactions. Professor Seale received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and holds an Accountancy degree from the University of Kentucky.

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Education
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. (Strategic Management and Organization), Georgetown University, B.S.B.A. (International Business).

Teaching Experience
University of Minnesota, University of Houston.

Teaching Interests
International Business, International Corporate Strategy.

Current Areas of Research
Commercialization of New High Technology Product, National Systems of Innovation, National Institutional Environments Supporting Entrepreneurial Activity.

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Professor Ulrich teaches IBUS 263, Legal Aspects of International and Multinational Business. He is a practicing attorney with Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
Professor Ulrich has extensive experience in cross-border transactions concentrating in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments and business reorganizations, representing U.S. and European clients ranging from large public companies to private companies in a wide range of industries.

Professor Ulrich, a German citizen, holds law degrees from both the George Washington University and the University of Freiburg, Germany and also studied at the University of Poitiers, France.

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Education
Harvard University, Business Economics (joint degree from the Harvard Business School and Department of Economics), Ph.D., A.M., Harvard College, A.B.

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University. Advanced Management Program, Phillips Petroleum. USAID Oil Exchange Training and Development Program, Institute for International Education. Brandeis University. Harvard University. Real Universidad Complutense & Real Colegio Complutense, Almeria, Spain.

Teaching Interests
International Financial Management. International Financial Markets. International Portfolio Management. International Business Strategy.

Current Areas of Research
Commodity Markets. Multinationals. Transfer Pricing. Privatization/State-Owned Enterprise. Natural-Resource Industries. Risk Management. Contracting and Vertical Integration.

Other Professional Experience
Harvard Institute for International Development. Universite Laval, Quebec, PQ. International Petroleum Exchange of London. New York Mercantile Exchange. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Department of Energy. U.S. International Trade Commission. World Bank. Full-time: Associate, ICF, Inc.

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Education
New York University, Stern School of Business, Ph.D. (International Business/Economics), M.Phil. (Business). University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, M.A. (Economics), B.A. (English).

Teaching Experience
The George Washington University. New York University. Vanderbilt University. University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, China.

Teaching Interests
International Trade and Finance. International Financial Management. International Financial Markets. International Banking. International Monetary and Financial Issues. The Chinese Economy and Business.

Current Areas of Research
International monetary systems. Emerging financial markets. Exchange rate determination. International trade theories and commercial policies. Asian and Pacific Rim trade, investment, and financial markets.

Other Professional Experience
General Electric Management Development Institute. Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Asian-Pacific Commercial Training Center, Beijing.