Meet Our Advisors
The Global Executive Seminar Advisory Board provides advice and guidance to the director and executive staff and supports the development of our program.
The individuals listed below are members of the GES Advisory Board and have either assisted with the development of the program or will be included at various points in seminar sessions. As GES Fellows work on their Action Plans, the individuals listed in the “Resource Consultants’ section have offered to be thought partners/consultants in their respective areas of expertise.
I’ve often said that I believe we each have a role to play in seeking justice, improving inequality, and creating peace in the world and that building better businesses can make that happen. The Global Executive Seminar offers socially conscious professionals a precious opportunity to become adept at furthering those goals in the world at large.
United States
Kim Blaugher, Executive Director, Beyster Institute, UCSD
Neville Billimoria, Senior VP Membership & Marketing, Mission Federal Credit Union
Michael Bush, Co-chair, TechnoServe & Managing Member, B IV Advisors
Mark Cafferty, CEO San Diego Economic Development Council
Molly Cartmill, Co-founder, Strategy and Impact Officer, OnPurpose squared: (Ret.) Director, Corporate Citizenship SEMPRA
Stephen Conroy, PhD. Professor of Economics, USD's Knauss School of Business
Laura Deitrick, PhD. Director, Nonprofit Leadership & Management master’s program
Denise Dimon, PhD. Professor Emeritus, USD’s Knauss School of Business
Dennis Doucette, JD, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Thomas Dudley, PhD. Co-founder & CEO Certified Employee-Owned
Stephen Ferruolo, JD, PhD. USD Professor of Law
Rob Gailey, PhD. Professor & Business Director, Center for International Development, Point Loma Nazarene University
Nellie Garton, PhD. CEO & Founder, Tablecloth
Jaime Alonso Gomez, Clinical Professor of Management, Knauss School of Business
Jonathan Hanwitt, CEO & Co-founder thinkPARALLAX (certified B Corps)
Norm Hapke, Board member, Jacobs Family Foundation & Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Tara Kenney, MBA, Independent Trustee Fidelity Investments, University of Notre Dame
Dan LeClair, PhD, CEO Global Business Schools Network
David Lynn, CEO Mission Driven Finance (Certified B Corps)
Patricia Márquez, PhD. Former Dean, Kroc School of Peace Studies
Roshan Paul, Director, Leadership Practice, IREX
Corinne Petti, (Ret.) Assoc. VP University Events and Partnerships, USD
Tara Ceranic Salinas, Phd. Professor of Business Ethics, USD's Knauss School of Business
Steve Robinson, Business Partner Tompkins Ventures, CEO The Supply Chain Project
Frank Scarpaci, CEO Founder, Via Nova Consultants (certified B Corps)
Jena Thompson, CEO, The Ocelot Company, former VP Corporate Partnerships, Conservation Fund
Alicia Wallace, CEO All Across Africa
Mary Walshok, PhD. (Ret.) Associate Vice Chancellor Public Programs,UCSD
Emily Young, PhD. VP of Programs, Conrad Prebys Foundation
Craig Zelizer, Founder & CEO PCDN Global
I used to teach in USD’s Knauss School of Business, and I now work in corporate governance and developing people to assume board roles at organizations of all kinds. I can honestly say I have never seen an executive education program from any university as deep and grounded as USD’s Global Executive Seminar. I can’t wait to see what the first cohort of participants is able to achieve after completing this seminar.
Barcelona
Borja Aristegui, Consejero Delegado, Innocent Drinks (Madrid)
Borja Lafuente, Director of Sustainability, Danone
Daniel Arenas PhD., Professor, ESADE Business School
Elena Damiá, Director Barcelona +B
Veronica Devenin B-Academics Global Director/Eada Professor
Sophie Pagnon, Sustainability Director, Veritas Supermarket.
Clara Navarro, Managing Director, Ship 2B
Miquel Ferra, Director of Sustainability, ISDIM
Pablo Sanchez, CEO, Skills for Impact
Marta Anglada, Director of Sustainability, Ferrer
Leticia Sandoval, Director Sustainability, Camper (Mallorca)
Federica MassaSaluzzo, Assistant Professor Eada
Here in the Mediterranean, people were working in harmony with nature, and treating the land and sea with respect, long before ‘sustainability’ as we know it today became a concept. I see the Global Executive Seminar as a promising way to enable more professionals to not only learn about sustainable business practices, but perhaps also to move closer to traditional Mediterranean sensibilities about harmony with the natural world.
Mondragon
Fred Freundlich, PhD. Professor, Faculty of Business & Lanki (The Institute for Cooperative Research)
David Herrera, PhD (Ret.) VP International Operations, Sonoco
Ander Etxeberria-Otadui, Mondragon Outreach
Rwanda
Tom Allen, Country Director, Bridge2Rwanda (Ret. General Counsel Urwego - Opportunity Microfinance Bank)
Carter Crockett, PhD. Chief Marketing Office Consultant; Co-Founder & Managing Director, Karisimbi Business Partners
Dale Dawson, Founder, Chairman & CEO Bridge2Rwanda, (Ret.) KPMG National Director
Cyusa Leandre, CEO of Global Transact, Board Member American Chamber of Commerce
Felicien Munyuvi, CEO, Garnet Partners, Kigali
Karen Sherman, CEO, Virunga Spirits
Tara Stoinski, PhD. President & CEO/Chief Scientific Officer Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Lauren Nkurganga, Chief Advisor to the Chairman & the CEO | Rwanda Development Board
Equipping people with the skills to harness entrepreneurship and business practices to achieve real impact is a powerful way to change the world. What’s most impressive about the Global Executive Seminar is its focus on later-career professionals across all industries, which is a group not often targeted by such rigorous programs.
Resource Consultants by Area of Expertise
As seminar participants work on their Action Plans, depending on the topic/focus selected, these individuals may be of assistance and “Office Hours” can be set up. We will explain more when we begin the seminar in San Diego.
Corporate Board Governance
Stephen Ferruolo, JD, PhD. USD Professor of Law
Certified Benefit Corporations/B Corps
Daniel Arenas, PhD., Professor, ESADE Business School
Carter Crockett, PhD. Chief Marketing Office Consultant; Co-Founder & Managing Director, Karisimbi Business Partners
Jonathan Hanwitt, CEO & Co-founder thinkPARALLAX (certified B Corps)
Pablo Sanchez, Managing Director, B-Lab Spain
Frank Scarpacci, CEO Founder, Via Nova Consultants (certified B Corps)
As the leader of a successful Certified B Corp, I appreciate the need for people who not only have the desire to be part of more socially engaged organizations, but also have acquired some practical tools and skills to contribute. The USD Global Executive Seminar seems like a terrific option for professionals who are serious about using models like Benefit Corporations to make a real difference in the world.
Employee Ownership
Kim Blaugher, Executive Director, Beyster Institute, UCSD
Fred Freundlich PhD. Professor, Faculty of Business & Lanki (The Institute for Cooperative Research)
David Herrera, PhD (Ret.) VP International Operations, Sonoco
Ander Etxeberria-Otadui, Mondragon Outreach
Environmental Sustainability/ESG
Borja Lafuente, Director of Sustainability, Danone
Miquel Ferra, Director of Sustainability, ISDIM
Marta Anglada, Director of Sustainability, Ferrer
Leticia Sandoval, Director Sustainability, Camper
Sophie Pagnon, Sustainability Director, Veritas Supermarket
Jena Thompson, The Ocelet Company, former VP Corporate Partnerships, The Conservation Fund
As director of sustainability for a company, Ferrer, that has “for good” in its logo, I’m delighted to see the ‘business for good’ focus of the Global Executive Seminar. The more people that become proficient in sustainable business practices, the better for everyone.
Foundations/Impact Investing
Tara Kenney, MBA, Independent Trustee Fidelity Investments, University of Notre Dame
David Lynn, CEO Mission Driven Finance (Certified B Corps)
Clara Navarro, Managing Director, Ship 2B
Emily Young, PhD. VP of Programs, Conrad Prebys Foundation
Impact Measurement
Nellie Garton, PhD. CEO & Founder, Tablecloth
Microfinance
Stephen Conroy, PhD. Professor of Economics, USD's Knauss School of Business
Rob Gailey, PhD. Professor & Business Director, Center for International Development, Point Loma Nazarene University
Nonprofit Organizations
Laura Deitrick, PhD. Director, Nonprofit Leadership & Management master’s program
Supply Chain
Gina Anderson, VP Solutions and Growth, City Delivery, USD Supply Chain Management Institute
Steve Robinson- Business Partner Tompkins Ventures, CEO The Supply Chain Project
A career in supply chain optimization has led me to appreciate the importance of balancing breakthrough corporate performance with sustainability, specifically matching resource needs with resource capacity. I’m excited to see how the first cohort of the Global Executive Seminar absorbs and applies the balancing of people and the planet with profits in their own work.
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