global Experts

Joshua W. Walker, PhD

President & CEOJapan Society

Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology

Angi Acocella, PhD

Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Acocella's research focuses on freight transportation and the relationships between shippers and motor carriers.

Professor Sue Backhouse

Professor of Sport Psychology and Behavioural NutritionLeeds Beckett University

Her particular expertise is in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.

Doug Williamson

President and Chief Executive OfficerThe Beacon Group

A bold thinker and dynamic speaker, with extensive global experience, who can provide unique insights into today's business challenges.

Valerie Karplus

Professor and Associate Director of the Scott InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.

Joel Paul

Albert Abramson '54 Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: paulj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4638 / Office 312-200

Junghoon Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Rebecca Hanson

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.

Sreedevi Rajagopalan, PhD

Director, MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab | Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Rajagopalan studies supply chain sustainability in large firms and AI-enabled transformation of micro firms in emerging markets.