economic Experts

Bill Maurer

Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and LawUC Irvine

Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.

Brian Snyder

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Snyder is an ecologist with interests in human-environmental systems, especially energy and the evolution of sustainability.

Nicholas Mangee

Associate Professor of FinanceGeorgia Southern University

Nicholas Mangee is an associate professor of finance in the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.

Irene Malaty

Professor | M.D.University of Florida

Irene Malaty M.D., F.A.A.N., specializes in Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome and tic disorders across the lifespan, and dystonia.

Keith J. Hand

Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies ProgramUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200

Sam Curry

Chief Product and Security OfficerCybereason

Sam Curry is an expert in cyber conflict and security, information security management and enabling a safe, reliable and connected world.

Michael L. Parsons, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal water healthFlorida Gulf Coast University

Michael Parsons studies the causes of harmful algal blooms and how their toxins can impact marine and human lives.

Ace Vo, Ph.D.

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

Kelly Goldsmith

E. Bronson Ingram Professor of MarketingVanderbilt University

Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.

Lance Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.