Oscar Hauptman, Chairman

Oscar is an educator, scholar, and writer, on the Management of Technology and is currently Visiting Professor of Technology and Operations Management at the Singapore Management University.

As an executive, Oscar managed R&D, both military and civilian, the latter as the CEO of an R&D start-up. He was Managing Director, Galilee R&D Foundation, in Israel. Formerly, he was an Industrial Development Expert, United Nations, in Thailand.

Oscar has a PhD in Management from MIT's Sloan School of Management and, previously taught at the Harvard Business School.   [more]

Jim Cook, Executive Director

Jim is a practitioner, having been an engineer, manager, and entrepreneur in the high technology fields of aerospace, information technology, and CAD/CAM.

Jim took his own high technology company from his "kitchen table" to the NASDAQ. He was also the VP, Technology, when Computervision was the world leader in CAD/CAM and a Fortune 500 company.

Jim has a BS of Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studied graduate mathematics at MIT. He has been on Television advising on technology investments, nuclear war, and for meeting Jiang Ze Min.   [more]

Roger Bohn, Member

Roger is a scholar, researcher, and educator in the field of the management of engineering and other knowledge-based activities in technology driven companies.

He has a Ph.D. in management from MIT's Sloan School of Management. Currently, he is a Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California at San Diego.   [more]

John Friar, Member

John has researched and written on the subjects of marketing strategy, management of innovation, and technology strategy, with emphases on radical innovations and start-up companies.

John has a Ph.D. in management from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He has taught at Clark, and Brandeis, Melbourne (Australia) School of Business, and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees. Currently, he is a Professor and Director, Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University.   [more]

Ambassador Ni YaoLi, Member

Ambassador Ni is currently the Executive Director, Association of Former Diplomats of China and Former Minister-Counsellor to USA. Previously, Mr. Ni was Consul-General (of China's Diplomatic Delegation to USA), Houston, Texas.

Ambassador Ni was educated at the China Government's University for Diplomats and at Tuft University's Fletcher School of Diplomacy in Boston.   [more]

Julie Zhang, Senior Consultant

Julie is our advisor and consultant on intercultural and business (especially business development) matters. She has experience in China (her native land), India, and USA. She has also worked in the petrochemical, IT, and aerospace industries. She built and ran a successful systems integration business in China. She now resides in USA.

Julie received her Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. She received her Masters of Business Administration from Thunderbird, School of Global Management.   [more]