AGBA Leadership
Chair:
AGBA’s Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Norman Wright
President and CEO
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Provo, Utah,
USA
Members: AGBA’s Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse
Professor of International Business
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Arizona State University
Glendale, Arizona,
USA
Dr. Kip Becker
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Transnational Management
Metropolitan College
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
USA
Prof. Dr. Vincent Chang
Former President
Brac University
Dhaka
BANGLADESH
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim
Vice Chancellor and President
Universiti Melaka
Melaka City, State of Melaka,
MALAYSIA
Dr. Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari
Vice Chancellor
Sohar University
Sohar
OMAN
Dr. Tran Tien Khoa
President
International University
Vietnam National University
Ho Chi Minh City
VIETNAM
Prof. Dr. Dheeraj P. Sharma
Director
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Rohtak, State of Haryana
INDIA
Prof. Dr. Najiba Benabess
Dean
School of Business
Elizabethtown College
Elizabeth Town, Pennsylvania
USA
AGBA’s Founder, President and CEO
Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed
BBA (New York), MBA (Texas), Ph.D., (Utah), D.Litt., (England, Candidate)
Professor of International Business
Founder, President and CEO:
Academy for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief:
Journal for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief:
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Washington D.C.,
District of Columbia
USA
Email: zafaruahmed@gmail.com
Senior Executive Vice President:
Prof. Dr. Imad Zbib
President
Phoenicia University
Beirut
LEBANON
AGBA’s First Vice President:
Forthcoming
AGBA’s Second Vice President:
Prof. Dr. Popy Rufaidah
Professor of Marketing
Padjadjaran University
Bandung, West Java
INDONESIA
AGBA’s Third Vice President:
Forthcoming
AGBA’s Managing Director:
Forthcoming
AGBA’s Vice President for Global Conferences:
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Former Dean
NIDA Business School
National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
Bangkok
THAILAND
AGBA’s Vice President for Global Publications:
Dr. Sahil Raj
Associate Professor of Management Information System
School of Management Studies
Punjabi University
Patiala, State of Punjab
INDIA
AGBA’s Director for Global IT Operations
Dr. Tanveer Kajla
Assistant Professor
Department of Management Studies
NALSAR University of Law
Hyderabad, State of Telengana
INDIA
AGBA’s Vice President for Global Entrepreneurship
Dr. Nayana Dehigama
Chairman and Managing Director
EPIC TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Epic Techno-Village
Thalangama, Battaramulla
SRI LANKA
AGBA’s Treasurer
Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
Grover Hermann Professor of Business
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
USA
AGBA’s Auditor
Mr. Afzal U. Ahmed
MS in Accounting Candidate
Department of Accounting and Finance
College of Business and Technology
Texas A&M University at Commerce
Commerce, Texas,
USA
AGBA’s Vice President for Global Field Operations:
Mr. Iqbal U. Ahmed
Ph.D., Candidate in Exec. Business Research - (Marketing)
Department of Marketing
Pamplin College of Business
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia,
USA
AGBA’s Country Vice Presidents
Prof. Dr. Hassan Yazdifar
College Head of Research and Innovation
University's Research Lead for Business, Law and Social Science
College of Business, Law and Social Science
Derby University
Derby, England
UK
(AGBA’s Vice President for England)
Prof. Dr. John Andrew (Andre) van der Poll
Research Professor
Graduate School of Business Leadership
University of South Africa
Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Northern Region of South Africa)
Prof Dr. Breggie van der Poll
Professor of Financial Management Sciences
Graduate School of Business Leadership
University of South Africa
Midrand
SOUTH AFRICA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Southern Region of South Africa)
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sidani
Dean
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
Beirut
LEBANON
(AGBA’s Vice President for Lebanon)
Prof. Dr. Salem Matar Saeed Al-Ghamdi
Professor of Strategic Management
Department of Management and Marketing
KFUPM Business School
King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran
SAUDI ARABIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Saudi Arabia)
Dr. Hamdan Sulaiman Al. Fazari
Vice Chancellor
Sohar University
Sohar
OMAN
(AGBA’s Vice President for Oman)
Dr. Hossien Bodaghi Khajeh Noubar
Head
Department of Business Administration
Islamic Azad University
Tabriz Branch
East Azerbaijan Province
IRAN
(AGBA’s Vice President for Iran)
Prof. Dr. Zafar Husain
Dean
College of Business Administration
Al Ain University of Science and Technology
Al Ain
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(AGBA’s Vice President for Abu Dhabi)
Associate Professor Dr. Osama Sam Al-Kwifi
Associate Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business and Economics
Qatar University
Doha
QATAR
(AGBA’s Vice President for Qatar)
Professor Dr. Sabri Elkrghli
Dean
Faculty of Business Administration
Libyan International University
Benghazi
LIBYA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Libya)
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Former Dean
NIDA's School of Business
National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
Bangkok
THAILAND
(AGBA’s Vice President for Thailand)
Mr. Hafiz Fawad Ali
Lecturer of Marketing
Institute of Business Administration
University of the Punjab
Labore, State of Punjab
PAKISTAN
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Punjab, Pakistan)
Prof. Dr. Dhruba Kumar Gautam
Professor of Management
Faculty of Management
Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu
NEPAL
(AGBA’s Vice President for Nepal)
Dr. Mir Parvez Ahmed
Head
Entrepreneurship Development Cell
Islamic University of Science & Technology
Pulwama, Awantipora District,
Kashmir Valley
State of Jammu & Kashmir
INDIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Kashmir Valley, India)
Prof. Dr. Bhavan Narayana Kandala
Retired Professor of Marketing and Former Principal
Pendekanti Institute of Management
Vasavi College of Engineering
Hyderabad, Telangana State
INDIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for South India)
Dr. Nakul Parameswar
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management,
Indian Institute of Management Hyderabad
Hyderabad, State of Telangana,
INDIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Telengana, India)
Prof. Dr. Suharnomo
Dean
Faculty of Economics & Business
University of Diponegoro
Tembalang, Semarang, Central Java
INDONESIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Northern Indonesia, Indonesia)
Prof. Dr. Mahrina Sari
Professor of Marketing
Faculty of Economics and Business
University of Lampung
Bandar Lampung
Lampung
INDONESIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Southern Indonesia)
Prof. Dr. Harif Amali Rivai
Dean
Faculty of Economics and Business
Andalas University
Padang
West Sumatra
INDONESIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Eastern Indonesia)
Prof. Dr. Syukri Lukman
Professor of Strategic Management
Department of Management
Faculty of Economics and Business
Andalas University
Padang
West Sumatra
INDONESIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Western Indonesia)
Associate Professor Dr. Charles Lagat
Associate Professor of Marketing
School of Business and Economics,
Director: International Programs, Linkages & Alumni
Moi University
Eldoret
KENYA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Kenya)
Prof. Dr. Abdul A. Rasheed
Eunice and James L. West Distinguished Professor and,
Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
University of Texas at Arlington,
Arlington, Texas,
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Southern USA)
Prof. Dr. Eugene Seeley
Professor of International Business
Department of Management
Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah,
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Utah, USA)
Dr. Omer F. Genc
Associate Professor of International Business
Department of Marketing
Williamson College of Business Administration
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Ohio, USA)
Prof. Dr. J. Mark Munoz
Professor of Management and International Business
Department of Management
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Illinois, USA)
Prof. Dr. Dana-Nicoleta Lascu
Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Robins School of Business
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Virginia, USA)
Dr. Chetan Srivastava
Professor of Marketing
School of Management Studies
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, State of Telangana
INDIA
(AGBA’s President for the States of Andhra and Karnataka, India)
Prof. Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba,
Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Florida, USA)
Dr. Maher Itani
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Ajman University
Ajman
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(AGBA’s Vice President for Ajman, UAE)
Dr. Sattambi Sumith de Silva
Director
Institute of Event Management
Colombo
SRI LANKA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Sri Lanka)
Dr. Sahil Raj
Assistant Professor of Management Information System
School of Management Studies
Punjabi University
Patiala, State of Punjab
INDIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Punjab, India)
Prof. Dr. Demetris Vrontis
Vice Rector for Faculty and Research
University of Nicosia
Nicosia
CYPRUS
(AGBA’s Vice President for Cyprus)
Associate Professor Dr. Anisur R. Faroque
Associate Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship
University of Vaasa
Vaasa
FINLAND
(AGBA’s Vice President for Finland)
Dr. Haileslasie Tadele Gebremariam,
Assistant Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
School of Business
American University of Ras Al-Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(AGBA’s Vice President for Ras Al-Khaimah)
Dr. Jimmy Teng
Associate Professor of Economics
Department of Business
School of Business
Zhejiang University City College
Hangzhou, Zhejiang,
CHINA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Singapore)
Dr. Prem Prakash Dewani
Professor of Marketing
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Lucknow, State of Uttar Pradesh,
INDIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Uttar Pradesh, India)
Dr. Dina Abdel-Zaher
Associate Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business
University of Houston Clear Lake
Houston, Texas,
USA
(AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Texas, USA)
Dr. Caterina Farao
Assistant Professor of People Management
Department of Economy
Insubria University
Varese, Via Monte Generoso, Varese
ITALY
(AGBA’s Vice President for Italy)
Dr. Arthur Seakhoa-King
Director of Academic Affairs
Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(AGBA’s Vice President for Pan-Africa)
Mr. Nguyen Giang DO
Assistant Dean
Faculty of Business Administration
Nguyen Tat Thanh University
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam.
(AGBA’s Vice President for Vietnam)
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim
Vice Chancellor
Universiti Melaka
Melaka City, State of Melaka,
MALAYSIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Malaysia)
Dr. Basheer Al-Haimi
Senior Lecturer of International Business
University of Technology Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
(AGBA’s Vice President for Pan-Arab World)
Dr. Bhumika Gupta
Associate Professor of Human Resource Management,
Institut Mines-Télécom Business School,
Paris
France
(AGBA’s Vice President for France)
Prof. Dr. Seung Hun Han
Dean
Graduate School of Global Digital Innovation
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Daejeon
South Korea
(AGBA’s Vice President for South Korea)
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Singh
Chair Professor of Human Resource Management
University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland
UK
(AGBA’s Vice President for Scotland)
Prof. Dr. NIU Huayong
Dean
International Business School
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing
China
(AGBA’s Vice President for China)
Dr. Nejat Capar
Dean
Bang College of Business
KIMEP University
Almaty
Kazakhstan
(AGBA’s Vice President for Kazakhstan)