Lena Booth
Deputy Dean, Thunderbird Academic Enterprise and Finance Professor
Lena Booth serves as the Deputy Dean of the Thunderbird Academic
Enterprise and professor of finance at Thunderbird. She currently
teaches courses in strategic financial analysis, corporate financial
management, global financial management, and advanced topics in
finance, including global private equity.
Kannan Ramaswamy
William D. Hacker Chair of Management Strategy
Professor Kannan Ramaswamy serves as the William D. Hacker Chair at
Thunderbird. His global reputation stems from his profound expertise
in global strategy, emerging markets, the energy sector, corporate
governance, corporate diversification, mergers and acquisitions, joint
ventures, and global management.
Christine Pearson
Professor of Global Leadership
Christine Pearson, professor of global leadership at Thunderbird, is
recognized for her expertise in mitigating and addressing
dysfunctional behavior in the workplace. Her research spans from the
challenges of organizational crises to the impact of issues escalating
from low-intensity incivility and aggression in professional
environments.
Denis Leclerc
Clinical Professor of Cross-Cultural Communication and Global
Negotiations
Denis Leclerc, clinical associate professor at Thunderbird, currently
teaches cross-cultural communication and global negotiations. His
research is centered around intercultural communication competence and
global negotiation. He is also an instructor for Thunderbird Executive
Education, teaching cross-cultural communication and in custom
programs, among others.
G.L.A. Harris
Professor
Professor G.L.A. Harris is renowned for her research on the U.S.
military and international communities, she twice held the position of
Fulbright distinguished chair, notably as NATO Chair in Security
Studies. Her research on student veterans not only inspired state and
federal legislation but also served as the prototype for present-day
Veterans Resource Centers on college campuses.
Mansour Javidan
Najafi Chair Professor in Global Mindset and Digital Transformation and Executive Director of Najafi Global Mindset Institute
Mansour Javidan serves as the Garvin Distinguished Professor and
executive director of the Najafi Global Mindset Institute at
Thunderbird, where he leads the Global Digital Mindset Inventory
(GDMI). The World Bank and the United Nations Development Program have
designated him an expert advisor on global leadership, and NASA has
designated him an expert on managing diversity, among other
distinctions.
