Mansour Javidan

Multiple award-winning executive educator and author whose teaching and research interests span the globe, Dr. Mansour Javidan received his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota. He is the Garvin Distinguished Professor and Director of Najafi Global Mindset Institute (www.globalmindset.com) at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Dr. Javidan has been designated Expert Advisor (Global Leadership) by the World Bank and a Senior Research Fellow by the U.S. Army. He is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Leadership Association (http://www.ila-net.org/). He has designed and taught executive development courses and workshops, conducted consulting projects, and made presentations in 27 countries.