Instructors
This program is taught by a faculty team with extensive trade-related expertise. By bringing together this multifaceted group, participants gain a comprehensive understanding of an array of trade and development issues.
Faculty Overview
Professor William Arrocha, whose expertise is in international relations and international political economy, especially trade policy and trade laws and institutions, will introduce and lead discussion on topics including: What is the institutional framework for trade and how does it function? What is the Doha "Development round" and what are its prospects?
Mart Bailey, founder and chairman of the Marley Association, a non-profit organization involved in a broad effort to massively scale up the development and deployment of leading renewable and energy efficiency technologies in both the U.S. and China, and to lead manage the US China Green Tech Summit. Callaway has worked on $300 million in venture capital and private equity transactions in the U.S. and China.
Professor Mahabat Baimyrzaeva, whose expertise is in governance and corruption issues, administrative reforms, institutional theory, international organizations, and civic engagement.
Professor Fernando De Paolis has experience in regional economic development, quantitative methods, mathematical modeling, and NAFTA-related policy. His background includes extensive experience in urban planning.
Professor Edward J. Laurance has expertise in global governance, international organizations, proliferation of conventional weapons and small arms, security and development, and program evaluation and project management. He will address special challenges of development in conflict and post-conflict situations.
Professor Robert McCleery, whose expertise is in international economics and development economics, especially trade, migration, investment and regional cooperation in the APEC region, will introduce and lead discussion on topics including: How do multinationals and foreign investment impact development? How do migration and remittances alter economies and societies? What are the distributional impacts of trade? How can we assess alternative development policies and outcomes in different countries and regions?
Professor Tate Miller, dean of the Center for Advising and Career Services, has expertise in commercial diplomacy, especially international negotiations and US-China relations. He will introduce the basics of interest-based negotiations and conduct an international negotiation simulation centering on the debate in the US over permanent normal trade relations with China.
Professor Moyara Ruehsen has expertise is in international economics, both trade and finance,and the political economy of illegal markets. Her special interest lies in money laundering and its implications for terrorism financing.
Professor Jason Scorse, whose expertise is in international economics and international environmental policy, especially environmental economics, globalization, and agricultural policy, will introduce and lead discussion on topics including: How does trade impact the environment? How does globalization impact labor standards and human rights? What is special about agricultural trade?
Dean Yuwei Shi, whose expertise is centered on business technology management, global strategic development and strategic management, will present a session on globalization and localization management strategies.
Marsha Wullf is principal of Wulff Capital and Africeuticals. She has expertise in enterprise development and venture capital investment. Her business model relies on health or technology professionals who are launching businesses in Africa. She works alongside these entrepreneurs, as an extension of their executive team. She also advises US corporations entering African markets and not-for-profits seeking sustainable solutions in Africa.
Eli Zelkha is founder and CEO of Live Wall, a start up pioneering the development of architectural scale, hi-definition video wall portals linking cities around the globe via massive bandwidth networks. Until March 2003, Eli was Managing Partner at Palo Alto Ventures. Eli founded Palo Alto Ventures in 1998 as a new breed of venture firm, one that couples venture activity with an innovative scenario based strategy practice.
*Note: specific instructors and topics in the program are subject to change based on curriculum goals.
