Faculty

Dr. Michael Gordon teaches Corporate Entrepreneurial Strategies in the doctoral program at ISM. Gordon has extensive experience in the areas of entrepreneurship, education, public speaking, and science. For the past ten years, he has been teaching entrepreneurship as an Adjunct Professor at Babson College and for the past five years at the Harvard Extension School. Read Less After twelve years in research, development, and management at Polaroid Corporation and Celanese Plastics Company, Dr. Gordon pursued a career in entrepreneurship and founded four companies: a plastics injection molding company, a company which made products for the control of static electricity (Plastic Systems, [...]

Dr. Morne Mosteris the Director of the Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch University. He advises globally on Futures-based executive decision-making and cognitive development for senior leaders and has worked in London, Paris, Madrid, Dijon, Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijan, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and several African countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Lesotho, Nigeria, Botswana, Swaziland, Tunisia, and Mauritius). Subsequent to his PhD in the Management of Technology and Innovation, his areas of specialization include Futures thinking, strategic thinking, systems thinking, and creative innovation. He is the Chairman of media tech start-up Africa Business Radio. Morne is the author of the influential [...]

Nathan Sambul, MA teaches Advertising and Communications in the IMBA program at ISM. Sambul is an international marketing specialist with clients in Europe and North America. Previously, he was Chief Marketing Officer for Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker (with revenues over $5 billion). His areas of global responsibility included advertising, new business development research, consumer behavior, knowledge management, direct marketing, graphics, publicity, and intellectual content for clients and prospects. Read Less Prior to Marsh, Sambul was Head of Marketing for Merrill Lynch’s North America’s retail operation, with a marketing budget of $88 million and 175 full-time marketing employees. He [...]

Dr. Nicos Scordis is a Professor in the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University. Dr. Scordis received a Ph.D in Finance from the University of South Carolina, an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia, and a B.S. in Risk and Insurance from Florida State University. Read Less His research interests include risk modeling, risk financing, and management of risk across enterprise to create value for shareholders. Dr. Scordis’ research combines theoretical rigor with pragmatic relevance and he has written for highly regarded risk industry publications. He was [...]

Dr. Uche Ofili teaches Entrepreneurship in Developing Markets at the International School of Management, Paris. His areas of core competence and strength are entrepreneurship, intellectual property protection, technology and innovation, and business coaching/mentoring. He has published several peer reviewed articles on the aforementioned areas of expertise. Read Less Dr. Ofili has a strong background in working in startups and skills in the utilization of information technology tools to deliver business objectives. Over the years, he has invested money and time in several startups and is a member of the advisory board of a social video review platform. He has sound [...]

Dr. Patrick O’Sullivan teaches Business Ethics in the doctoral programs at ISM. O’Sullivan was formerly a Senior Lecturer and MBA Program Director at Cardiff University Business School, and was appointed as full Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in September, 2006. From September, 2009 to September, 2012 he has been Head of Department of People Organizations and Society at GEM. Read Less He has extensive experience in teaching at all levels and in academic administration. His teaching specialities include business ethics, critical scientific methodology, political economy of the European Union as well as managerial economics and in recent years he [...]

Dr. Paul Bailo is widely recognized by industry thought leaders for his C-level executive skills in digital transformation, analytics, marketing, and business operations. He has earned deep career success in multiple fields, along with an outstanding industry reputation and important executive roles as digital innovator, strategic thinker, change agent, customer champion, industry author, and creative entrepreneur. He has built and led top performing teams, start-up entities, and world-class organizations. His background in digital transformation, digital communications, emerging payments, operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, and ongoing product innovation is unparalleled. His blue-chip background encompasses Google, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, [...]

Dr. Philip Young teaches Business Simulations in the IMBA program at ISM. Young is a corporate education consultant who designs and implements seminars and training programs in finance, marketing, and strategy. He has over 30 years of experience in this area of consulting as a course designer, instructor, and facilitator.Among his present and past clients are: IBM, AT&T, Verizon, ITT, ABB, Dow Chemical, Ericsson, Siemens, Bayer Diagnostics, Sonoco, ST Microelectronics, BT (British Telecom), Ingersoll-Rand, Ericsson, MasterCard International, American Express, Booz&Co, the Emirates Bank Group, NDB Bank and Citibank. Read Less He has conducted corporate education programs for these and a number [...]

Raymond LaManna teaches Business Policy in the MBA and IEMBA programs at ISM. LaManna is currently the owner of his own human resources consulting firm, specializing in employee relations, training and coaching. In addition, he is Professor of Management at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. Mr.LaManna has extensive experience in the human resources field. Read Less Prior to establishing his own firm, Ray held positions as Director of Human Resources at the Parish of Trinity Church on Wall Street, Human Resources Director of Integrated Resources Inc., a diversified financial services firm, where he was responsible for all employee [...]

Dr. S. K. Laroiya is a Professor of Economics at Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, and an Adjunct Professor of Research Methodology and Economics at Amity Business School. Dr. Laroiya received a Ph.D and a Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Read Less He is also a marketing research consultant for JK Laksmi Cement Pvt. Ltd. in India and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority in Dubai. His research interests include economic development, marketing research, and macroeconomic policy.