competition Experts

Barbara Frei

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University

Conservation biologist, scientific communicator & collaborative researcher. Champion for conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Wen Mao, PhD

The Helen and William O’Toole Dean, Villanova School of Business | Professor of Economics | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Wen Mao, PhD, is an expert in public finance, game theory, and microeconomic theory.

Bintong Chen

Professor, Business Administration; Director, Institute for Financial Services AnalyticsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Chen's cross-disciplinary expertise includes knowledge of both business management practices, data science, and systems engineering.

Robbie Albert

Managing PartnerThe Riverdale Group

An innovator that works at the intersection of information services, digital media and SaaS software

Mark Bandsuch, S.J.

Associate Professor of Marketing and Business Law, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Robert E. Hogan

Department Chair and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Robert Hogan's research areas include elections, representation, political parties, and interest groups.

Xiaofeng Zhao

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Xianofeng Zhao is a professor in the College of Business at the University of Mary Washington.

Carolyn Dudek

Professor of Political ScienceHofstra University

Professor Dudek specializes in comparative politics with regional focuses in Europe and Latin America

Chris Jackson

Instructor in International RelationsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

John M. Heffron, PhD

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and CultureSoka University

Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally