The Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) is guided by a dynamic and visionary leadership team that promotes excellence in international business education, research, and collaboration. The leadership group consists of academic scholars, researchers, and business professionals from across the globe who are committed to shaping the future of global business practices.
AGBA’s Founder, President and CEO
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 (AGBA)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief:
Journal for Global Business Advancement
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia
USA
📧 Email: zafaruahmed@gmail.com
Members: AGBA’s Global Board of Trustees
Chair – Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Kyle S. Wells
Former Dean
College of Business
Utah Tech University
St. George, State of Utah
USA
Vice President for Global Conferences
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Former Dean
NIDA Business School
National Institute of Development Administration
Bangkok
THAILAND
First Vice President
Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, State of Illinois
USA
Member – Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse
Professor of International Business
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Arizona State University
Glendale, Arizona
USA
Our Global Executive and Regional Leaders
Senior Executive Vice President
Prof. Dr. Bhumika Gupta
Professor of Human Resource Management
Institut Mines Telecom Business School
Evry, Paris
FRANCE
First Vice President
Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, State of Illinois
USA
Second Vice President
Prof. Dr. Popy Rufaidah
Professor of Marketing
Padjadjaran University
Bandung, West Java
INDONESIA
Third Vice President
Prof. Dr. Hassan Yazdifar
Professor of Accounting and Management
College Head of Research and Innovation
University’s Research Lead for Business, Economics and Social Policy
College of Business, Law and Social Sciences
University of Derby
Derby, England
UNITED KINGDOM
Member – Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Vincent Chang
Former President
Brac University
Dhaka
BANGLADESH
Member – Global Board of Trustees
Dr. Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari
Vice Chancellor
Sohar University
Sohar
OMAN
Member – Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Dheeraj P. Sharma
Director
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Rohtak, State of Haryana
INDIA
Member – Global Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Mary Teagarden
Professor and Deputy Dean
Thunderbird Knowledge Enterprise
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Arizona State University
Glendale, Arizona
USA
Managing Director
Wolfgang Hinck
Former Provost
American University of Iraq at Sulaimani
Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region
IRAQ
Vice President for Global Social
Ms. Aruzhan Belgibayeva
KIMEP University
Almaty
KAZAKHSTAN
Vice President for Global Conferences
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Former Dean
NIDA Business School
National Institute of Development Administration
Bangkok
THAILAND
AGBA’s Auditor
Mr. Afzal U. Ahmed
MS in Forensic Accounting Candidate
Department of Accounting
Massry School of Business
State University of New York at Albany
Albany, New York
USA
Vice President for Global Field Operations
Mr. Iqbal U. Ahmed
Ph.D. Candidate in Marketing
Department of Marketing
Pamplin College of Business
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, State of Virginia
USA
Vice President for England
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
UNITED KINGDOM
Vice President for China
Prof. Dr. Mingke He
Professor
Graduate School of Management
Beijing Technology and Business University
Beijing
CHINA
Vice President for Northern Region of South Africa
Prof. Dr. John Andrew (Andre) van der Poll
Research Professor
Graduate School of Business Leadership
University of South Africa
Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA
Vice President for Southern 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
Vice President for Lebanon
Prof. Dr. Said Elfakhani
Professor and Director, Executive MBA Program
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
Beirut
LEBANON
Vice President for Oman
Dr. Hamdan Sulaiman Al. Fazari
Vice Chancellor
Sohar University
Sohar
OMAN
Vice President for Qatar
Dr. Osama Sam Al-Kwifi
Associate Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business and Economics
Qatar University
Doha
QATAR
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
Director for Global IT Operations
Dr. Tanveer Kajla
Assistant Professor
Department of Management Studies
NALSAR University of Law
Hyderabad, State of Telangana
INDIA
Vice President for the State of Punjab, India
Dr. Sahil Raj
Associate Professor of Management Information System
School of Management Studies
Punjabi University
Patiala, State of Punjab
INDIA
Vice President for Ajman, UAE
Dr. Maher Itani
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Ajman University
Ajman
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Vice President for Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdullah O. Almashayekhi
Chair, Department of Management & Marketing
KFUPM Business School
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran
SAUDI ARABIA
Vice President for Libya
Prof. Dr. Sabri Elkrghli
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration
Libyan International University
Benghazi
LIBYA
Vice President for Thailand
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Former Dean
NIDA’s School of Business
National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
Bangkok
THAILAND
Vice President for the State of Punjab, Pakistan
Mr. Hafiz Fawad Ali
Lecturer of Marketing
Faculty of Commerce
Hailey College of Commerce
University of the Punjab
Lahore, State of Punjab
PAKISTAN
Vice President for Nepal
Prof. Dr. Dhruba Kumar Gautam
Vice Chancellor
Mid-West University
NEPAL
Vice President for Jammu and Kashmir, India
Prof. Dr. Mir Parvez Ahmed
Professor and Dean
School of Business Studies
Islamic University of Science & Technology
Pulwama, Awantipora District, Kashmir Valley
Jammu and Kashmir
INDIA
Vice President for Global Academic and Entrepreneurial Partnerships
Mr. Balarama Krishna Varanasi
Globalization Consultant
Hyderabad, State of Telangana
INDIA
President for South India
Prof. Dr. Bhavan Narayana Kandala
Retired Professor of Marketing and Former Principal
Pendekanti Institute of Management
Vasavi College of Engineering
Hyderabad, State of Telangana
INDIA
First Vice President for State of Lampung, Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Mahrina Sari
Professor of Marketing
Faculty of Economics and Business
University of Lampung
Bandar Lampung, Lampung
INDONESIA
Vice President for the State of Bandung, Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Popy Rufaidah
Professor of Marketing
Padjadjaran University
Bandung, West Java
INDONESIA
Vice President for Kenya
Dr. Charles Lagat
Associate Professor of Marketing
School of Business and Economics
Director: International Programs, Linkages & Alumni
Moi University
Eldoret
KENYA
Vice President for the State of Texas, USA
Prof. Dr. Abdul A. Rasheed
Eunice and James L. West Distinguished Professor
Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, State of Texas
USA
Vice President for the State of Ohio, USA
Dr. Omer F. Genc
Associate Professor of International Business
Department of Marketing
Williamson College of Business Administration
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, State of Ohio
USA
Vice President for the State of Illinois, USA
Prof. Dr. J. Mark Munoz
Professor of Management and International Business
Department of Management
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, State of Illinois
USA
Vice President for the State of Virginia, USA
Prof. Dr. Dana-Nicoleta Lascu
Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Robins School of Business
University of Richmond
Richmond, State of Virginia
USA
Vice President for the State of Florida, USA
Prof. Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida
USA
Vice President for Ajman, UAE
Dr. Maher Itani
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Ajman University
Ajman
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Vice President for Sri Lanka
Dr. Sattambi Sumith de Silva
Director
Institute of Event Management
Colombo
SRI LANKA
Vice President for the State of Punjab, India
Dr. Sahil Raj
Associate Professor of Management Information System
School of Management Studies
Punjabi University
Patiala, State of Punjab
INDIA
Vice President for Cyprus
Prof. Dr. Demetris Vrontis
Vice Rector for Faculty and Research
University of Nicosia
Nicosia
CYPRUS
Vice President for Singapore
Dr. Jimmy Teng
Associate Professor of Economics
Department of Political Science
College of Social Sciences
KIMEP University
Almaty
KAZAKHSTAN
Vice President for Singapore
Dr. Jimmy Teng
Associate Professor of Economics
Department of Political Science
College of Social Sciences
KIMEP University
Almaty
KAZAKHSTAN
Vice President for Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Falahat Nejadmahani
Professor of Marketing and International Business
School of Marketing and Management
Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
Vice President for France
Prof. Dr. Bhumika Gupta
Professor of Human Resource Management
Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Paris
FRANCE
Vice President for South Korea
Prof. Dr. Seung Hun Han
Dean
Graduate School of Global Digital Innovation
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Daejeon
SOUTH KOREA
Vice President for Scotland
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Singh
Professor of Human Resource Management
University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland
UNITED KINGDOM
Vice President for Dubai
Prof. Dr. Rock-Antoine Mehanna
Chief Strategy Officer and Partner
Sheyaaka Consultancy
Dubai
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Vice President for Germany
Prof. Dr. Hermann Lassleben
Professor of Human Resource Management
SB Business School
Reutlingen University
Alteburgstraße, Reutlingen
GERMANY
Vice President for the State of Colorado, USA
Dr. Felix A. Flores
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
College of Business
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, State of Colorado
USA
Vice President for the Province of Yogyakarta
Prof. Dr. Rizal Yaya
Dean
Faculty of Economics and Business
Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
INDONESIA
Vice President for Northern India
Prof. Dr. Jasmeet Kaur Lamba
Professor and Associate Dean
Jindal School of International Affairs
O. P. Jindal Global University
Sonipat, State of Haryana
INDIA
Vice President for Vietnam
Dr. Nhat Tan Pham
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Hospitality Management
School of Business
International University
Vietnam National University
Ho Chi Minh City
VIETNAM