Biography

Dr. Fariborz Ghadar, known as FG, is the William A. Schreyer Professor of Global Management Policies at the Smeal College of Business and founding director of The Center for Global Business Studies. He is also a senior advisor and member of the advisory board of CSIS, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dr. Ghadar is a leading authority on future business trends, global economic assessment, global corporate strategy and implementation, immigration, leadership development, e-business, and international finance and banking. Business Week magazine named him one of the top 10 “Stars of Finance,” and he was selected as one of the “Top 10 Thought Leaders and Practitioners of Strategic Coaching in 2004 and 2005.” Dr. Ghadar is the author of twelve books on global economic topics, including the 2005 release of Global Tectonics: What Every Business Needs to Know, Financing Growth in Developing Economies and New Information Technology and Its Impact on Global Business Management.