IB Fellows
 | Joseph William Rottman, D.Sc., Washington University, St. Louis Dr. Joseph Rottman is the Director of the International Business Institute, an Associate Professor of Information Systems and a Research Fellow in the Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He has conducted case studies in over 40 firms and has been engaged by Fortune 500 firms to analyze their offshore strategies. His recent book, Offshore Outsourcing of IT Work (with Mary C. Lacity) details models and practices IT professionals can utilize to effectively engage offshore suppliers and explores emerging outsourcing markets such as rural sourcing and the Chinese market. His publications have appeared in Sloan Management Review, MIS Quarterly Executive, Information Systems Frontiers, Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, IEEE Computer, the Journal of Information Technology, the American Review of Public Administration and Information and Management and leading practitioner outlets such as CIO Insight and the Cutter Consortium. He earned his Doctor of Science in Information Management from Washington University in St. Louis. He has conducted research and spoken internationally on global sourcing, innovation diffusion and public sector IT. He was a Research Fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2009, received the 2006 Anheuser-Busch Excellence in Teaching award, and is on the editorial board of MIS Quarterly Executive. |
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Steve Burrows, MBA, Lindenwood University Since his retirement from Anheuser-Busch Companies in December 2008, Stephen (Steve) J. Burrows formed Red Spider LLC to pursue two of his long term interests; education and business consulting. Steve is a professor in residence at Nanjing University in Nanjing China where he teaches a Business Strategy Course for the International MBA program. He also teaches in Vietnam and Finland. Steve has also done advisory work for the University of Missouri, St. Louis and was recently named as the Director of the University’s International Business Institute for promoting international undergraduate and graduate degrees and building alliances with overseas partner universities. Steve is working on several business development projects for U.S. based companies who are expanding their operations overseas. |
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Michael J. Costello, Juris Doctorate cum laude, St. Louis University As his career has permitted, Mr. Costello has given lectures and taught courses in international public and commercial law, international institutions, international operations, global business issues and ethics at institutions, such as Counsel to Counsel Roundtable, American Corporate Counsel Association, University of Michigan, Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis University, Gulf University in Kuwait, Webster University and Lindenwood University. Mr. Costello has a Masters of International and Comparative Law cum laude from the Vrije Universeit in Brussels, Belgium, a Juris Doctorate cum laude from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri and a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He has also studied competition law at Exeter University in the United Kingdom, international law at the McGeorge School of Law program in Salzburg, Austria and the Harvard University program on negotiation. He has studied Chinese, has some awareness of Dutch, is modestly conversant in French and is currently studying Arabic. |
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Hung-Gay Fung, Ph.D., Georgia State University Dr. Fung's primary research areas are International Finance, International Banking, International Trade, and Global Risk Management. He has taught in several countries including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He is the editor of Chinese Economy, China and World Economy, International Journal of Business, and Business Economics. He also serves on several editorial boards. He is a member of the National Honor Society for Business Schools, Beta Gama Sigma. Dr. Fung was ranked to be the top '81' among all finance scholars using 72 finance journals. He is a recipient of several awards including Douglas E. Durand Award for Research Excellence from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He has written several books and published over 90 scholarly articles on International Finance and Risk Management. |
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Gerald Y. Gao, Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong Dr. Gao's current research areas are sequential market entry, strategic orientation, and international marketing strategy. He had various international activities including Visiting Scholar to Centre for Corporate Change, Australia Graduate School of Management and conducted case studies on multinational companies from different industries. He has published in scholarly journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of World Business. He speaks Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese). He is the recipient of 2008 Anheuser-Busch Excellence in Teaching Award and 2010 Douglas E. Durand Award for Research Excellence. |
 | Mary Cecelia Lacity, Ph.D., University Of Houston, Texas Dr. Mary C. Lacity is a Professor of Information Systems and an International Business Fellow at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her current research focuses on global outsourcing of business and IT services. She has conducted case studies and surveys of hundreds of organizations on their outsourcing and management practices. She has given executive seminars world-wide and has served as an expert witness for the US Congress. She was the recipient of the 2008 Gateway to Innovation Award sponsored by the IT Coalition, Society for Information Management, and St. Louis RCGA and the 2000 World Outsourcing Achievement Award sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Michael Corbett and Associates. She has published 11 books, most recently Information Systems Outsourcing: Theory and Practice (Palgrave, 2009; coauthor: Leslie P. Willcocks) and Offshore Outsourcing of IT Work, (Palgrave, 2008; coauthor Joe Rottman). More than 50 of her publications have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, MIS Quarterly, IEEE Computer, Communications of the ACM, and many other academic and practitioner outlets. She is Senior Editor of the Journal of Information Technology, Co-editor of the Palgrave Series: Work, Technology, and Globalization and on the Editorial Boards for MIS Quarterly Executive, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, and Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS). Before earning her Ph.D. at the University of Houston, she worked as a consultant for Technology Partners International and as a systems analyst for Exxon Company, USA. |
 | Janet Y. Murray, Ph.D., University of Missouri – Columbia Dr. Murray is among the 25 most prolific scholars in International Business research, and is a recipient of four Best Paper Awards and three Research Awards, including the Douglas E. Durand Award for Research Excellence from UMSL. Her primary research areas are global sourcing and international marketing strategies, learning and knowledge transfer, and competitive strategy in transitional economies. Her research has appeared in leading journals, such as the Journal of Marketing, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and many others. Dr. Murray has lectured, presented papers, and provided consultation services in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Murray is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Marketing, Journal of International Management, and several other journals. She is serving a two-year term as the President of the Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB). |
 | Ekin Pellegrini, Ph.D., University of Miami Assistant Professor of Management Dr. Pellegrini's primary research areas are international leadership and mentoring. She has worked in managerial positions in Andersen Consulting, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca Pharmacuticals. Her research appeared in leading academic journals such as Journal of Management and Journal of International Business Studies. She speaks Turkish. |
 | David Ronen, Ph. D. Business Logistics, Ohio State University Dr. Ronen teaches classes in business logistics, operations management and management science. His research areas are application of quantitative analysis tools and information technology to solving practical business logistics management problems. He has published articles in journals such as the Journal of Operational Research Society and Journal of Transportation Management. Dr Ronen is the Associate Editor of Interfaces, and the member of the Editorial Board of Maritime Economics and Logistics. |
 | L. Douglas Smith, Ph.D., Management Sciences, University of Minnesota L. Douglas Smith, Professor of Management Science and Director of the UMSL Center for Business and Industrial Studies, received his Ph.D. in Management Sciences from the University of Minnesota (1972). He teaches applied statistics, management science, and international logistics and supply chain management. He has taught the international business seminar and directed international business internships in the Missouri London program based at Imperial College in London. Prof. Smith’s primary research involves the development of analytical models and information systems for the solution of managerial problems. He has performed sponsored research for major companies in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan, and with governmental agencies in the U.S. He has testified before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the United States and before the National Energy Board in Canada, as an expert on business risk and on competition in the delivery of petroleum products. Dr. Smith’s numerous articles have appeared in leading journals for the decision sciences, banking, finance and information systems. |
 | Elizabeth Vining, MBA, University of Missouri - St. Louis Betty Vining has been teaching Marketing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 1988. Three of those years she combined teaching and an administrative post, Interim Director of Continuing Education and Outreach, where she was responsible for developing and executing executive education programs for the business community. She has taught in the Missouri/London program, and at Seinajoki University in Finland. Mrs. Vining is the recipient of the Chancellors Award for Excellence in 2001, and the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006. She primarily teaches International Marketing, but also has sections in Management of Promotions, Basic Marketing, and EU Business. Mrs. Vining is the faculty advisor for the International Business Club, AIESEC, and Delta Sigma Pi, as well as a member of the International Business Advisory Board. |