Dr. Mauro F. Guillén

Mauro F. Guillén is the Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute at Penn. He holds the Dr. Felix Zandman Endowed Professorship in International Management at the Wharton School and a secondary appointment as Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology of the University of Pennsylvania. He received a PhD in sociology from Yale University and a Doctorate in political economy from the University of Oviedo in his native Spain. His current research deals with the internationalization of the firm, and with the impact of globalization on patterns of organization and on the diffusion of innovations. His most recent books are The Rise of Spanish Multinationals (Cambridge University Press), and The Taylorized Beauty of the Mechanical (Princeton University Press). He is also the author of The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain (Princeton University Press, 2001), and Models of Management (The University of Chicago Press, 1994). He sits on the board of trustees of IMDEA in Madrid, Spain.

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Dr. Sherrill M. Davis

Dr. Davis joined the Lauder Institute more than eight years ago as its Managing Director and has led Penn Lauder CIBER since its creation. As the Managing Director, Dr. Davis overseas all aspects of Penn Lauder CIBER and works closely with the Wharton Graduate Division and the School of Arts & Sciences in the planning and execution of the grant's programs and activities.

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Kathryn M. Homa

Kathryn joined the Lauder Institute as the Program Coordinator for Penn Lauder CIBER in January 2008. She works with the many projects that fall under the CIBER grant including organizing the Summer Institute for Teaching Business Language. Prior to coming to the Lauder Institute, Kathryn worked at Penn’s Office of International Programs where she had worked since 2006. Kathryn’s undergraduate degrees are from Washington State University in Foreign Language and Literatures – German and Political Science – Global Affairs. She is currently pursuing her MS in Education, Intercultural Communication from Penn's Graduate School of Education.

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Kenric Tsethlikai

Kenric is the newest member of the Lauder Institute. He serves as the Director of Language and Culture Programs. In this position, he provides oversight to all eight language programs on campus and abroad. He will work closely with faculty, students and staff to carry out the Lauder Institute’s commitment to excellence in language and cultural training. He will also work as a consultant to the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business.

A native of the Zuni Pueblo (NM) tribe, he is a certified tester and rater in French for ACTFL’s Oral Proficiency Interview and the Writing Proficiency Test. He regularly trains instructors in teaching for language proficiency through several professional organizations. He earned his degrees in French from Dartmouth College (B.A.) and Stanford University (M.A. and Ph.D.). Until recently, Kenric was in charge of the French Language Program at the Stanford Language Center.

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Maria Antonia Cowles (Email)

Toni retired from her nearly 14-year role as the Language Programs Director at the Lauder Institute in 2003 but still serves as a pedagogical consultant for Penn Lauder CIBER. She maintains an active leadership role in Penn Lauder CIBER and is a member of the ad-hoc CIBER language committee.

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Dr. Janice Bellace
Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies; Professor of Management; Associate Provost, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Bellace's research interests include international human rights, freedom of association, American and European labor and employment law, labor law in Western Europe, European equal employment law, and American equal employment law. She is currently working on a project on the social utility of international human rights standards as applied to employment.

Dr. Richard J. Herring
Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking; Professor of Finance

Dr. Herring's research interests include international banking, international finance, and money and banking. His current projects include the regulation of financial conglomerates and the development of bond markets. Serving in multiple leadership roles, he is not only the Penn Lauder CIBER Faculty Director, but also leads the Lauder Institute as its Executive Director.

Dr. Steven Kobrin
William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management

Dr. Kobrin's research interests include international political economy, globalization, the politics of cyberspace, and privacy. He is currently working on research on the political and social impacts of the information revolution, governance of cyberspace, global governance, the US-EU data privacy dispute, and cyberspace and territoriality.

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