Governance Experts

Metin Duran, PhD

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of EngineeringVillanova University

Metin Duran, PhD, is an expert on using beneficial microorganisms to re-mediate pollutants and remove harmful microorganisms from water.

Ruth Barratt, Ph.D.

Professor, Department ChairMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Ruth Barratt's areas of expertise include online learning and development, building high performance teams and business ethics.

Dr Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola

Reader in Operations and Supply Chain ManagementAston University

Dr. Rodríguez-Espíndola has a particular interest in the development of solutions to enhance humanitarian logistics and disaster response.

Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

Polina Durneva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Minor Myers

Professor of LawUniversity of Connecticut

Minor Myers is a leading expert in corporate law and governance.

Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.

Chief Public Affairs Officer and Chief Health Equity OfficerChristianaCare

Leads health equity and government affairs strategies to advance ChristianaCare's vision and mission to serve the community.

Prashant Mali

PresidentCyber Law Consulting

Cyber Law, Cyber Security & Privacy Law Expert Speaker

Simon DeDeo

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Simon DeDeo is a cognitive scientist who studies the nature of mathematics, how mathematicians think and reason, and how AI is changing it.

Ignacio Arana Araya

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ignacio Arana Araya studies how personality traits and other individual differences of heads of government impact executive governance.