Leadership

Board & Officers

The National Business and Economics Society is operated via a board of directors and a set of corporate officers. Our goal is to broaden the expertise of business school academics and practitioners by promoting access to research and ideas in all disciplines.

How We Are Governed

Board of Directors

Dr. William Bommer
Chair

Dr. William Bommer

California State University – Fresno

William (Bill) Bommer is Professor of Management and Director of International Business Programs at the Craig School of Business, California State University at Fresno. He has published widely in management and applied psychology with multiple articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Management. His research has been cited more than 20,000 times according to Google Scholar. Bill is also an author for McGraw Hill Publishing, having published multiple textbooks for the management and organizational behavior markets.

Dr. Charles Butler
Board Member

Dr. Charles Butler

Colorado State University

Charles Butler is a Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Butler teaches and conducts research in information technology (IT) and collaborates with IT managers in developing improved IT management strategies and processes, software development methodologies, and metrics and quality assurance. For fifteen years, he served as Chief Software Scientist for McCabe & Associates, completing consulting engagements in over fifty Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Kathleen Carey
Board Member

Dr. Kathleen Carey

Boston University

Kathleen is a Health Economist and Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her scholarship addresses the economics, organization, and regulation of the U.S. health care system. She is a member of the Massachusetts Public Health Council holding the governor-appointed seat representing the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. She is Associate Editor of Medical Care Research and Review.

Dr. Dan Condon
Board Member

Dr. Dan Condon

Dominican University

Daniel Condon is Professor of Economics at Dominican University. Dan is widely viewed as both a teacher and a scholar. He has received teaching awards from the Brennan School of Business as well as the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences — the only professor in the history of Dominican University so honored. He has published several instructor's manuals, a book and numerous journal articles.

Dan O'Leary
Board Member

Dan O'Leary

University of Southern California

Daniel O'Leary is a Professor at the University of Southern California, focusing on emerging technologies (Social Media and the Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, enterprise resource planning systems and knowledge management systems. Dan received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University and his master's degree from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Keith Credo
Board Member

Dr. Keith Credo

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Keith Credo is an associate professor of management integrating over two decades of organizational research and practice focused on ethics, change, dark leader personalities...

Executive Leadership

Officers

Kenneth Thorpe
President

Kenneth Thorpe

Emory University

Ken is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. He also directs the Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1995.

James Dulebohn
Vice-President

James Dulebohn

Michigan State University

Jim is a professor of human resources and organizational behavior at Michigan State University's School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. His research interests include decision-making, teams, compensation, leadership, neuroscience, and social influence in organizations.

Michael Bond
Treasurer

Michael Bond

University of Arizona

Mike is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the University of Arizona where he teaches a wide range of finance courses. He directs the Health Research Center at the James Madison Institute. He is also an active consultant and has advised numerous state governments on Medicaid reform.

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