Kristie Seawright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Academic Director, Global Management Center, BYU
Former Director, the Center for International Business Education and Research

Understanding Local Context in Global Business Decisions

As the director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Dr. Seawright helped various organizations develop an international faculty and curriculum. She has also taught executive management courses in Russia, and directed Asian study abroad trips for institutions such as Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.

Dr. Seawright will outline the information your company needs to make intelligent cultural, regulatory, public policy and economic development decisions. She will teach you to ask the questions that insure your company avoids the common pitfalls of conducting international business.