business Experts

Ilia Dichev

Goizueta Foundation Chair in Financial Reporting; Professor of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Dr Hayley James

Senior Research FellowAston University

Dr James is an expert on the lived experience of financial products, tools and services in everyday life.

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Professor, AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Blaine Penny

CEOLumiio

Blaine Penny has over 20 years of experience in the health, technology, and engineering sectors.

Eliot Pence

DirectorThe Whitaker Group

Creating conditions for sustainable prosperity in Africa is the focus of The Whitaker Group's Director, and a Global Governance Fellow

Betty Farmer

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Betty Farmer's specialty areas include gender communication, crisis communication and communication skills training.

Peter Coy

PresidentProdigm Inc.

Zoho CRM and Marketing Automation expert, Toastmaster (ACG), political candidate and entrepreneur

James A. Roberts, Ph.D.

The Ben H. Williams Professor of MarketingBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert on the impact of consumer attitudes on well-being, including the effect of smartphone & social media use.

Richard A. Boswell

Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: boswellr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4633 / Office 350-200

Charles Freeman

Professor, Department Chair of Fashion Merchandising & Director of Research and Creative Scholarship InitiativesTexas Christian University

Dr. Freeman is an expert on athlete equipment, advanced textiles, wearable sensors, and the commercialization of university research.