Governance and Leadership

Purpose

The Articles and Bylaws Committee is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the organization's bylaws and prepares recommendations for changes in the articles of incorporation and/or bylaws for consideration by the board.

Structure

The Articles and Bylaws Committee is composed of up to six, but no fewer than three, members of the AACSB board of directors. Committee members may serve a maximum of three one-year terms, which may run consecutively. One member is designated as committee chair by the vice chair-chair elect. In addition, one member is designated as committee vice chair who serves as chair in the absence of the committee chair. The committee composition should reflect AACSB's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
Moez Limayem, University of South Florida

Committee Vice Chair
Luiz A. Brito, Fundação Getulio Vargas - São Paulo

Committee Members
Sherif Kamel, The American University in Cairo
Stefanie Lenway, University of St. Thomas-Minnesota 
Xiongwen Lu, Fudan University
Kar Yan Tam, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Staff Liaison
Debbie Wise, Manager of Governance, AACSB International

Purpose

The Audit Committee provides oversight of AACSB's financial reporting process and the selection of the independent audit firm. The committee oversees the annual audit of the financial records; receives the results of the independent audit; and recommends to the board and staff such changes in records, internal controls, and procedures, as it deems necessary.

Structure

The Audit Committee is composed of up to eight, but no fewer than six members, including the secretary-treasurer and the chair of the Finance and Investment Committee as ex officio members. The remaining positions are members of the AACSB board of directors appointed by the vice chair-chair elect. Committee members may serve a maximum of three one-year terms, which may run consecutively. One committee member is designated as committee chair by the vice chair-chair elect. In addition, one member is designated as committee vice chair who serves as chair in the absence of the committee chair. The committee composition should reflect AACSB's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
Joyce A. Strawser, Seton Hall University

Committee Vice Chair
Alicia J. Jackson, Albany State University

Committee Members
Paolo Boccardelli, Luiss Business School, LUISS Guido Carli University
Deborah H. Caplan, NextEra Energy, Inc.
Eileen McAuliffe, Sheffield Hallam University
Alexander J. Triantis, Johns Hopkins University

Ex Officio Member (Board Secretary-Treasurer)
Sarah E. Nutter, University of Oregon

Ex Officio Member (Finance and Investment Committee Chair)
Natalya Delcoure, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Staff Liaison

Neil Bosland, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating and Financial Officer, AACSB International

 

Purpose

The Executive Committee advises the chair and the president and CEO on matters pertaining to the board’s business and staff operations. Between meetings of the board, the Executive Committee may act on behalf of the entire board if the full board’s participation is not feasible or warranted.

Structure

The Executive Committee is composed of the board chair; vice chair-chair elect; immediate past chair, or in the event the immediate past chair is unable to serve, the person designated by the current chair and endorsed by the board of directors; president and CEO; secretary-treasurer; and up to three additional directors appointed by the vice chair-chair elect. Committee members may serve a maximum of three one-year terms, which may run consecutively. The committee composition should reflect AACSB's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
Jikyeong Kang, Asian Institute of Management (Board Chair)

Committee Vice Chair
McRae C. Banks, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Board Vice Chair-Chair Elect)

Board Immediate Past Chair
Linda U. Hadley, Columbus State University

President and CEO
Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, AACSB International

Board Secretary-Treasurer
Sarah E. Nutter University of Oregon

Board Members
Tracey Golden, AICPA
Tanuja Singh, Loyola University New Orleans
Karen Spens, Hanken School of Economics

Staff Liaison
Beverly Daniel, Director of Human Resources and Governance, AACSB International

Purpose

The Finance and Investment Committee provides oversight of AACSB’s financial condition and asset safeguarding. The Finance and Investment Committee monitors the financial strategies of AACSB, approves the selection of the investment consulting and advisory firm, and oversees the AACSB investment portfolio.

Structure

The Finance and Investment Committee is composed of up to six, but no fewer than four, members of the board of directors. The secretary-treasurer and the chair of the Audit Committee serve as ex officio members of the committee. Committee members may serve a maximum of three one-year terms, which may run consecutively. One committee member is designated as committee chair by the vice chair-chair elect. In addition, one member is designated as committee vice chair who serves as chair in the absence of the committee chair. The committee composition should reflect AACSB's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
Natalya Delcoure, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Committee Vice Chair
Marilyn K. Wiley, University of North Texas

Committee Members
Nicole Adler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, Copenhagen Business School

Ex Officio Member (Audit Committee Chair)
Joyce A. Strawser, Seton Hall University

Ex Officio Member (Board Secretary-Treasurer)
Sarah E. Nutter, University of Oregon

Staff Liaison
Neil Bosland, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating and Financial Officer, AACSB International

Purpose

The Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing nominees solicited from its member organizations and selecting the slate of candidates for all open AACSB officer and director positions being presented for election in January of each year.

Structure

The Nominating Committee is composed of the board chair (who serves as Nominating Committee vice chair); vice chair-chair elect; immediate past chair (who serves as Nominating Committee chair), or in the event the immediate past chair is unable to serve, the person designated by the current board chair and endorsed by the board of directors; and up to six other members from the membership at large, appointed by the vice chair-chair elect. The committee composition should reflect AACSB's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair (Immediate Past Board Chair)
Linda U. Hadley, Columbus State University

Committee Vice Chair (Current Board Chair)
Jikyeong Kang, Asian Institute of Management

Committee Members
McRae C. Banks, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Board Vice Chair-Chair Elect)
Catherine Duggan, University of Cape Town
Faye Gilbert, The University of Maine
Alicia J. Jackson, Albany State University
Susan E. Lehrman, Rowan University
Blane Ruschak, KPMG Foundation and The PhD Project

Ex-Officio Member
Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, President and CEO, AACSB International

Staff Liaison
Debbie Wise, Manager of Governance, AACSB International

Purpose

The Innovation Committee is charged with helping to empower business education providers and their partners to pursue new opportunities that positively impact business and society. The committee explores emerging innovations and effective practices, helps to incubate ideas and a vision for business education, and guides AACSB efforts to develop thought leadership on emerging industry issues. The committee makes recommendations to the board on AACSB policies, plans, and tactics for addressing identified challenges and opportunities.

Structure

The committee is composed of at least seven members with representation from accredited and non-accredited educational and business organizations. A majority of the committee members must be current AACSB board members. The committee is chaired by the board vice chair-chair elect. The current board chair serves as vice chair of the committee and serves as chair in the absence of the committee chair. Members normally serve a maximum of three, one-year terms, which may run consecutively. The committee composition should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
McRae C. Banks, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Committee Vice Chair
Jikyeong Kang, Asian Institute of Management

Committee Members
Nicole Adler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paolo Boccardelli, LUISS Guido Carli University
Luiz A. Brito, Fundação Getulio Vargas - São Paulo
Deborah H. Caplan, NextEra Energy, Inc.
Natalya Delcoure, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Terrill L. Drake, Harvard Business School
Irineu G. Gianesi, Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
Tracy Golden, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Linda U. Hadley, Columbus State University
Robert Helsley, University of British Columbia
Frank Hodge, University of Washington
Bill Imada, IW Group, Inc.
Alicia J. Jackson, Albany State University
Sherif H. Kamel, The American University in Cairo
Idalene Kesner, Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis
Susan E. Lehrman, Rowan University
Stephanie A. Lenway, University of St. Thomas-Minnesota
Moez Limayem, University of South Florida
Xiongwen Lu, Fudan University
Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, Copenhagen Business School
Sharon F. Matusik, University of Colorado
Eileen McAuliffe, Sheffield Hallam University
Sarah E. Nutter, University of Oregon
Xavier Ordeñana, ESPAE-Graduate School of Management
Paul A. Pavlou, University of Houston
Tanuja Singh, Loyola University New Orleans
Dayle M. Smith, Loyola Marymount University
Karen Spens, Hanken School of Economics
Joyce A. Strawser, Seton Hall University
Kar Yan Tam, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Alexander J. Triantis, Johns Hopkins University
Fan Wang, Sun Yat-sen University
Gregory J. Whitwell, The University of Sydney
Marilyn K. Wiley, University of North Texas

Ex Officio Member
Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, AACSB International

Staff Liaison
Hanna McLeod, Senior Manager of Research and Thought Leadership, AACSB International

Purpose

The purpose of the Asia Pacific Advisory Council (APAC) is to advise the AACSB board of directors and staff on key issues and challenges, assist in setting priorities related to business education and AACSB's mission, and enhance AACSB’s activities and engagement in the Asia Pacific context.

Structure

The APAC is composed of a chair and up to 11 members appointed by the board vice chair-chair elect. Of the 12 members, at least five must be deans or those holding similar roles representing AACSB-accredited organizations in the Asia Pacific region. The remainder may be deans or those holding senior leadership roles representing Asia Pacific institutions that, at the time of appointment, are either member organizations, member organizations formally accepted into the AACSB initial accreditation process, or representatives from business organizations or business practice. The council composition should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Chair
Fan Wang, Sun Yat-sen University

Council Members
Eko Suwardi, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Emilina Sarreal, De La Salle University
Ian Fenwick, Chulalongkorn University
Shantanu Bhattacharya, Singapore Management University
Pratimam Sheorey, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development
Amanda Gudmundsson, Queensland University of Technology
Alimaa Jamiyansuren,Peregrine Academic Services, LLC
Miyoung Lee, Konkuk University
Edward J. Snape, Hong Kong Baptist University
Weichi Tsai, National Chengchi University

Staff Liaisons
Geoffrey Perry, Executive Vice President and Chief Officer, Asia Pacific, AACSB
Angelina R. Chandra, Centre Manager, Asia Pacific Office, AACSB

Purpose

The purpose of the Business Practices Council (BPC) is to serve as a collaborative partnership for an ongoing and sustainable relationship between the business community and business schools at the business education industry level. Council members are invited to bring their perspectives, expertise, and insights to discussions as the BPC seeks to improve business education worldwide and to engage with the AACSB network in matters of mutual interest for mutual advantage.

Structure

The BPC is composed of a chair, four to six business school deans or those holding similar roles, and 10 to 14 members of the business community, with the public, private, and social sectors represented. One business practices member from each regional advisory council may also be appointed to the BPC. The composition of the BPC should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Committee Chair
Tracey Golden, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

Committee Members
Jeffrey Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Shaun L. Budnik, Think Boldly, LLC
Sophie Chogovadze, The Wendy's Company Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Andrew Currah, Apple, Inc.
Joseph A. DiAngelo, Saint Joseph’s University
Paul N. Friga, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jake Hansen, Apple, Inc.
Anne E. Harrison, University of California, Berkeley
Tony Lee, Society for Human Resource Management
Mike Malefakis, The University of Pennsylvania
Jean-François Manzoni, IMD
Molly Nagler, PepsiCo, Inc.
Austin Okere, CWG Plc
Cosmo Saginario, Grant Thornton LLP
A. Michael Smith, NASDAQ
Corey Snow, Salesforce
Xuan Yan, MBK Partners

Ex Officio Member
Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, AACSB International

Staff Liaison
Becky Gann, Vice President of Global Business Membership and Strategic Relationships, AACSB International

Purpose

The purpose of the European Advisory Council (EAC) is to advise the AACSB board of directors and staff on key issues and challenges, assist in setting priorities related to business education and AACSB’s mission, and enhance AACSB’s activities and engagement in the European context.

Structure

The EAC is composed of a chair and up to 11 members to be appointed by the board vice chair-chair elect. Of the 12 members, at least five are deans or those holding similar roles representing AACSB-accredited organizations located in Europe. The remainder may be deans or those holding senior leadership roles representing European organizations that, at the time of appointment, are either member organizations, member organizations formally accepted into the AACSB initial accreditation process, or representatives from business organizations or business practice. The composition of the council should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Council Chair
Brigitte Chanoine, Haute Ecole « ICHEC-ECAM-ISFSC »

Council Members
Alsu Akhmetshina, Kazan Federal University
Vincenzo Esposito-Vinzi, ESSEC Business School
Alessandro Perego, Politecnico di Milano School of Management
Clara Raposo, Universidade de Lisboa  
Markus Rudolf, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
Anne Sinnott, Dublin City University

Corporate Representatives
Simone Hammer, Barco
Richard McCracken, The Case Centre
Edwin van Rest, StudyPortals

Staff Liaisons
Marine Condette, Senior Accreditation and Member Services Manager, AACSB
Timothy Mescon, Executive Vice President and Chief Officer, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, AACSB

Purpose

The purpose of the Latin American and Caribbean Advisory Council (LAAC) is to advise the AACSB board of directors and staff on key issues and challenges, assist in setting priorities related to business education and AACSB’s mission, and enhance AACSB’s activities and engagement in the Latin American and Caribbean context.

Structure

The LAAC is composed of a chair and up to 11 members to be appointed by the board vice chair-chair elect. Of the 12 members, at least five are deans or those holding similar roles representing AACSB-accredited institutions located in Latin America or the Caribbean. The remainder may be deans or those holding senior leadership roles representing Latin American or Caribbean institutions that, at the time of appointment, are either member organizations, member organizations formally accepted into the AACSB initial accreditation process, or representatives from business organizations or business practice. The council composition should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Council Chair
Francisco Pérez-González, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Council Members
Veneta Andonova, Universidad de los Andes
Ignacio Bartesaghi, Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso A. Larrañaga
Silvio Borrero, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
Ralf Boscheck, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
José de Gregorio, Universidad de Chile
Irineu Gianesi, Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
Camelia Ilie-Cardoza, INCAE
Alfredo Navas, Universidad de Anáhuac
Xavier Ordeñana, ESPAE-Graduate School of Management
Patricia (Norka P.) Stuart, Universidad de Lima
Jose Tessada, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Staff Liaisons
Maria Baltar, Assistant Vice President of Accreditation Services, AACSB
Becky Gann, Vice President of Global Membership and Strategic Relationships, AACSB

Purpose

The purpose of the Middle East and North Africa Advisory Council (MENAAC) is to advise the AACSB board of directors and staff on key issues and challenges, assist in setting priorities related to business education and AACSB’s mission, and enhance AACSB’s activities and engagement in the MENA context.

Structure

MENAAC is composed of a chair and up to 11 members to be appointed by the board vice chair-chair elect. Of the 12 members, at least five are deans or those holding similar roles representing AACSB-accredited organizations in the Middle East or North Africa. The remainder may be deans or those holding senior leadership roles representing Middle Eastern or North African institutions that, at the time of appointment, are either member organizations, member organizations formally accepted into the AACSB initial accreditation process, or representatives from business organizations or business practice. The council composition should reflect AACSB’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Members

Chair
 Adam Fadlalla, Qatar University

Council Members
Ayesha Abdullah, Higher Colleges of Technology
Abdelraheem M. Abualbasal, Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Olivier Aptel, International University of Rabat
Mohamed Yousif Hasan Baniyas, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education
Ghaleb A. El Refae, Al Ain University
Adam Fadlalla, Qatar University
Assaad Farah, American University in Dubai
Ulku Gurler, Bilkent University
Haifa R. Jamalallail, Effat College of Business, Effat University
Vicky Lester, The Case Centre
Leila Triki, Mediterranean School of Business
Mohammad Zainal, Kuwait University

Staff Liaisons
Timothy Mescon, Executive Vice President and Chief Officer, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, AACSB
Ihsan Zakri, Senior Accreditation and Member Services Manager, AACSB