Message from the Dean
The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise supports Florida Atlantic’s College of Business faculty who teach and conduct research across multiple disciplines.The Center at Florida Atlantic is an important part of Phil’s legacy, and I am honored to support it.
In recent decades, there has been increased advocacy by many for greater government control and planning of the American economy, and even outright socialism — see New York City! Too many students find such arguments appealing. At the Phil Smith Center, we push back on this narrative by educating our students on the negative effects of socialism and highlighting the principles and actual results of our American system of free enterprise.
Phil Smith’s generosity has built an academic foundation that supports economic freedom, entrepreneurship, and opportunity. This has created a lasting impact on the next generation of students, entrepreneurs, and the wider South Florida community. In the College of Business at Florida Atlantic, Phil’s alma mater, we now have a thriving academic center that builds upon the principles underlying his success as a businessman and community leader. This report outlines the recent teaching, research, and community engagement activities of our faculty affiliates.
Thanks to the generous support of longtime friends of Phil at the Mangurian Foundation, the Phil Smith Center has grown substantially during the 2025-2026 academic year. The Phil Smith Center Faculty continue to conduct robust research on the integral role that economic freedom plays in a prosperous society. In continued support of this mission, the Center recently welcomed two new faculty affiliates to its growing roster. During the 2025-2026 academic year, the Phil Smith Center Speaker Series hosted notable figures in both politics and economics. Guests included Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, commentator Ben Shapiro, and former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (to name a few). Through these outreach efforts, we have been able to spread Phil’s legacy to an ever-growing audience of College of Business students and members of the wider South Florida community.
On behalf of the faculty and students at Florida Atlantic, I wish to express my thanks to Mrs. Susan Smith, Mike Dayhoff, and all of Phil Smith’s family and friends, particularly Steve Mehallis and the Mangurian Foundation. We look forward to continuing our activities in support of free enterprise education for many years to come!
Best wishes and Go Owls!
Daniel M. Gropper, Ph.D.
Advancing Thought Leadership
AT THE PHIL SMITH CENTER FOR FREE ENTERPRISE
Phil Smith embodied what it means to be a Florida Atlantic University student who truly understood and embraced the promise of America’s free enterprise system. Through hard work and determination, he turned his dreams into reality, building a prominent automotive dealership group while earning his place as a respected leader in business and throughout our South Florida community. As President of Florida Atlantic University and a devoted champion of free enterprise, I am deeply proud that we carry his legacy forward through the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise.It is equally fitting that his name graces Phil Smith Hall, where our students are educated, challenged, and inspired to pursue dreams of their own.
— PRESIDENT, ADAM HASNER
Andrew Garrison, Director
ADVANCING PHIL SMITH’S VISION
Each year, when compiling our annual report, I take a moment to ask myself: “Would Phil Smith be satisfied with our work?” I unequivocally believe that the answer would be a resounding yes. The Phil Smith Center continues to support the impeccable research and publication efforts of our distinguished faculty affiliates, adding two new members this year alone. Their dedication to the advancement and preservation of free market enterprise continues to inspire me. It is an honor and a privilege to be a conduit for their crucial work.
The Phil Smith Center continues to strengthen its speaker series, having sponsored nine community/student engagement events over the 2025-2026 academic year. Highlights from our events include a Q&A with Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins and commentator Ben Shapiro, a community/classroom engagement with US Senator Phil Gramm, and a fireside chat with esteemed economists Ben Powell and Bob Lawson. The Center also sponsors two student reading groups, which Phil Smith Fellow Dr. Bryan Cutsinger and I lead. I am humbled to be leading an academic center that promotes the entrepreneurial spirit that has generated unprecedented prosperity. I would like to thank Mrs. Susan Smith, Mike Dayhoff, and Steve Mehallis for their continued support. Onward and upward!
Phil’s story demonstrates the possibilities open to anyone in a free-enterprise system to be entrepreneurial, work hard and pursue their dreams.
Phil Smith’s Story
The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise is named in recognition of Florida Atlantic College of Business graduate, Phil Smith.
Smith, a native of South Florida and leading Broward County businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist took risks in business and invested in people. He was a great believer in our American free enterprise system. His story demonstrates the possibilities open to anyone in a free enterprise system to be entrepreneurial, work hard and pursue their dreams.
Smith graduated in 1969 from Florida Atlantic’s College of Business. He was president and CEO of Phil Smith Management, Inc., operating 11 automobile dealership locations representing 25 franchises in Florida and North Carolina. For more than 30 years, Smith built his organization from the ground up earning the trust of his customers, his employees — everyone he dealt with.
He was a leader in the South Florida community, involved with local hospitals, universities, sports, and youth groups.
From left, Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Christopher Boudreaux, Kaelin Kelley, former Florida Atlantic President John Kelly, Susan Smith, Cali Myers, Charlie Myers, Shawn Smith-Myers, Florida Atlantic College of Business Dean Daniel Gropper, and Maria Trajano.
The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise supports the vision and strategic plan of the College of Business to advance thought leadership in business and provides research and educational programs for faculty members and students. The Center also supports distinguished visiting faculty along with a lecture series focused on the principles of free enterprise and how those principles affect growth, prosperity, and opportunity.
A $5 million gift from Phil and Susan Smith was used to establish The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise at the College of Business, which named its main tower Phil Smith Hall.
Susan Smith “
Phil would be so proud to see this building named after him at the college that he chose to further his education…he was an amazing person, and to have this building named after him is incredible.”
Research supported by the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise focuses on exploring and highlighting free market economic principles. Faculty members conduct research and develop programs based on the business philosophy and principles that guided Smith over his career:
Entrepreneurial Pillars at Florida Atlantic
Creating the next generation of leading entrepreneurs is embedded in Florida Atlantic’s fabric. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the local community find support through theory, engagement, mentorship, opportunity and practice.
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PRINCIPLES
Focuses on the principles and ideas supporting entrepreneurship and the free enterprise economic system, as well as research and teaching.
Faculty, Professors & Research Fellows
Visiting Scholars
Dean’s Lecture Series
Adams Center for Entrepreneurship The Runway
MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITY INCUBATOR ENGAGEMENT
Engages students and the south Florida community in the spirit of entrepreneurship as a center of discussion and scholarly activity.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Shrimp Tank Podcast
Supports practical elements of starting a business. Teams of experienced business professionals provide mentoring and guidance for the practical aspects of starting a business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur in Residence Mentor Program
#EntrepreneurshipInParadise
Serves as an incubator for ideas and specialized programs.
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (with Federal and State grant funding).
Business Plan Competition
Family Business Initiative
Engages students and the south Florida community in the spirit of entrepreneurship as a center of discussion and scholarly activity.
Launch Competition
Venture Program
Florida Atlantic Wave
PHIL SMITH CENTER AFFILIATES Meet the New
Mark Packard, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow in the Department of Management. Packard started his professional career as a computer engineer before returning to school at the University of Missouri to earn his doctorate in business administration with a research emphasis in entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Florida Atlantic, he was a junior faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Business for six years, where he was regularly honored as one of the most successful researchers. His research on the theory of entrepreneurship and its various subprocesses – including empathy, innovation, and judgment – has appeared in many of the world’s most prestigious management and entrepreneurship journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, and the Journal of Business Venturing. He recently published a new book, Entrepreneurial Valuation, which is a distillation of much of his research for a practitioner audience. He also co-founded Praxeo Consulting, which offers research-based services for improving strategic innovation and pivots. In addition to his invaluable contributions to the Phil Smith Center, he serves as research director for the Madden Center for Value Creation on campus. He is a family man, with a wife and four young children at home, and enjoys playing sports in his free time.
Yannick Thams, Ph.D., also joins as a Phil Smith Fellow in the Department of Management. Born in France, Thams grew up on a small Caribbean island called Guadeloupe, in a family of entrepreneurs. Her father was one of those entrepreneurs and founded a printing shop with no capital. Her love for the Caribbean and her passion to be close to a diverse city led her to Miami to earn a master’s degree and doctorate in international business from Florida International University. Prior to her appointment at Florida Atlantic, she was an associate professor of strategy and international business at Suffolk University in Boston. Her research focuses on examining the interplay between institutions at various levels and firms’ global strategy, board diversity, and executive/CEO succession. Her work has been published in academic outlets including the Journal of Business Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and Global Strategy Journal. She currently serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of International Business Studies, and Small Business Economics
Mark Packard, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Management Mangurian Foundation
Yannick Thams, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Management Mangurian Foundation
PHIL SMITH CENTER FACULTY AFFILIATES
Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Professor in the Department of Marketing. Bilgihan joined the College of Business at Florida Atlantic in 2013 from Ohio State University. Since joining Florida Atlantic, he has published more than 110 peer-reviewed scientific articles that have been cited 17,000 times. His research involves the use and impact of technology, user experience, digital marketing. His publications have appeared in journals such as Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, and Journal of Service Management. As a Phil Smith Professor, Bilgihan has been busy both in and out of the classroom. He has mentored students in a variety of marketing classes including International Marketing, Consumer Analytics, and Hospitality Management. He also served as co-chair for the Technology and Innovation Track at the 2024 Summer American Marketing Association Conference.
Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Professor in the Department of Marketing, and previously served as department chair for five years. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University, and a doctorate in marketing from Indiana University, in addition to having more than 10 years of professional experience in advertising and marketing. Jarvis’ research focuses on improving understanding of customer relationships and relationship failure and recovery; the interaction of frontline employees and customers in the coproduction and delivery of services; and improving analytical methodologies used in marketing research. Her work has been published in top journals including the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Research in Marketing, MIS Quarterly, and Journal of Business Research.
Michael Ryall, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Professor in the Department of Management and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. His research spans strategic management, business ethics, and organizational theory, with a particular focus on human learning and value creation in business. He has published in leading journals including Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Academy of Management Review, and is co-author of Managing the Good Life: A Commentary for Business Practitioners on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics (2023). Ryall brings more than a decade of senior business experience to his academic work. He holds a doctorate in economics from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Ryall is currently the director of Policy Analysis at the Madden Center for Value Creation at Florida Atlantic University.
Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D.
Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Ph.D.
Michael Ryall, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
Phil Smith Professor Department of Marketing
Phil Smith Professor Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
Smith Professor Associate Dean of Research and External Relations Department of Management
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., is associate dean for Research and External Relations and the Phil Smith Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is also a visiting professor at the Norwegian School of Economics (Norges Handelshøyskole: NHH) in Bergen, Norway. She is ranked in the top 2% of the world’s scholars by Clarivate. In March 2026, she was appointed by current Education Secretary Linda McMahon to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), a federal advisory body to the U.S. Department of Education, for a period of six years. Terjesen’s teaching at undergraduate, graduate and executive education levels has received several awards. She has published more than 100 articles, and her work has been featured in media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg, and U.S. News & World Report. She received her undergraduate education at the University of Richmond (1997), her master’s degree at NHH in Norway (2002) as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and her doctorate at Cranfield University in the UK (2006).
Hong Yuan, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Professor in the Department of Marketing and also serves as the department chair. Yuan joined the College of Business from the University of Oregon where she was a professor of marketing at the Lundquist College of Business. Since arriving at Florida Atlantic, she has focused on the establishment of a “Business Insights Lab” to further elevate research in the department, as well as fine-tune the department’s undergraduate majors. She also plans to launch a master’s degree in marketing and re-establish the Ph.D. program in marketing. Yuan earned her doctorate in marketing and master’s degree in applied economics from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include firms’ pricing and promotion strategy, consumer information research, and behavioral economics. Her research has appeared in prestigious publications including the Journal of Marketing, Management Science, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Research, and Psychology & Marketing.
Associate Professor Department of Economics
Christopher Boudreaux, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Economics. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate from Florida State University and taught at Texas A&M International University prior to Florida Atlantic. His teaching and research interests include entrepreneurship, innovation and the economic analysis of public policy. Dr. Boudreaux is the author of 40 articles in refereed journals, appearing in such outlets as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, and Small Business Economics. Boudreaux is currently ranked No. 5 in the state of Florida for his research in economics in the last 10 years and is in the top 10% of all authors in entrepreneurship research.
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
Hong Yuan, Ph.D.
Christopher Boudreaux, Ph.D.
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Phil Smith Professor & Chair Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
Bryan Cutsinger, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Economics. Cutsinger serves as an associate editor of Public Choice and is a Sound Money Project fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. Cutsinger’s research focuses on monetary theory and political economy. His work has been published in journals such as the European Economic Review, Public Choice, and the Southern Economic Journal. Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his master’s degree and doctorate in economics from George Mason University. He has been a key contributor in student outreach, having served as a moderator for Phil Smith Speaker Series events and hosting a weekly reading group with undergraduate students in the Florida Atlantic University College of Business.
Sofia Johan, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Finance. She earned her first degree in law from the University of Liverpool and her LLM in international law from the University of Warwick. She also earned a doctorate in law and economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Johan is the author of six books and more than 75 articles in refereed journals. Her research has appeared in such leading journals as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Oxford Review of Economics. She is a co-editor of Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and an associate editor of the British Journal of Management.
Mingxiang Li, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow and professor in the Department of Management. He received his doctorate from the University of WisconsinMadison. His research focuses primarily on exploring the factors that affect firm performance, innovation and entrepreneurship. He also studies strategic leadership and research methods. Dr. Li has published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, Organizational Research Methods, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of World Business, Review of Quantitative Finance, and Accounting and the Leadership Quarterly. His research has won awards such as the 2020 International HRM Scholarly Research Award, Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management, 2018 Schulze Publication Award (Theory and Research), 2015 Emerald Citations of Excellence, and the 2011 and 2013 Sage Publications on the Best Student Paper for the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management. He also won Florida Atlantic’s 2018 Scholar of the Year.
Bryan Cutsinger, Ph.D.
Sofia Johan, Ph.D.
Mingxiang Li, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Economics
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Finance
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Management
Melanie Lorenz, Ph.D., is a Phil Smith Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Marketing. A native of Germany, she has worked in banking and consulting. She then decided to become an academic and earned her doctorate in marketing at the University of Alabama. Her focus is in international business and marketing; her research has been published in the Journal of World Business, International Marketing Review, and Academy of Management Learning and Education As a Phil Smith Fellow, Lorenz has helped the Phil Smith Center. Her points of pride include helping establish the College of Business Behavioral Insights Lab (BIL), of which she is currently the director. BIL offers technology-driven experiential learning and aims to equip students with the latest technology skills and knowledge that sets them apart in the workplace. In addition, Lorenz was awarded the prestigious Scholar of the Year Award from the Florida Atlantic College of Business for her outstanding contributions.
William J. Luther, Ph.D. is a Phil Smith Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Economics. Luther is also the director of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project, a Fellow with the Bitcoin Policy Institute and an Adjunct Scholar with the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. The Social Science Research Network currently ranks him in the top 5% of business authors. He was recently appointed to the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, the elite White House body that counsels the President on economic policy. Luther has published articles in leading scholarly journals, including Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Inquiry, Public Choice, Journal of Institutional Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy. His work has been featured by major media outlets, including NPR, The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, National Review, The Guardian, POLITICO, and VICE News. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in economics at George Mason University.
Jorge Jraissati is the first Visiting Fellow that the Phil Smith Center has welcomed. Jorge earned his bachelor’s degree in economics at Florida Atlantic, and his master’s degree in Spain. He has become a leading voice in the Venezuelan freedom movement, alerting representatives in world government as well as future leaders about the dangers of the socialist ideology. He currently serves as the president of the Economic Inclusion Group, whose goal is to design innovative policy solutions that advance financial inclusion, economic opportunity, and democratic security. Jraissati has also been a vocal critic of the recent “debanking” phenomenon, which involves banks limiting financial services to disfavored customers, and has testified on economic freedom issues in the EU Parliament and U.S. Congress.
Melanie Lorenz, Ph.D.
William J. Luther, Ph.D.
Jorge Jraissati
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Economics
Phil Smith Visiting Fellow
Florida Atlantic Business faculty are respected resources and provide expert insights to help business communities, consumers and policymakers make betterinformed economic decisions. Our faculty experts engage with local, regional, and national audiences.
Will Luther, Phil Smith Fellow
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Terjesen, Phil Smith Professor
College of Business Owls had the opportunity to glide into the Phil Smith Center Reading Groups over the 2025-2026 academic year to learn about free-market principles.
The Phil Smith Center continued to sponsor two student reading groups led by Center Director Andrew Garrison and Phil Smith Fellow Bryan Cutsinger, Ph.D. The objective of these groups is to afford students the opportunity to learn more about free-market principles with like minds in a more informal environment than the traditional classroom. Each reading group met once weekly during the fall and spring semesters to discuss ideas presented in a freemarket friendly book. Books covered for the 2025-2026 academic year include Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, and How the World Became Rich by Mark Koyama & Jared Rubin.
Each book was carefully selected to expose students to discussions centered on optimal public policy decisions, the role of institutions in a free-market society, and business strategies in light of economic shocks. Each book was carefully selected by reading group moderators to instill free-market principles and inquiry in group participants. Each reading group reached its enrollment capacity in both terms.
Students who regularly participated in group discussions and did not miss more than three reading group sessions received a $150 scholarship at the end of each term. Both reading groups are expected to continue during the 2026-2027 academic year with a brand-new slate of books and future entrepreneurs.
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“The reading group with Professor Garrison has been an incredible opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge about the origins of economic growth. This environment made me more curious and analytical about the economic growth that free markets generate.”
“The economics reading group is a great opportunity to expand your learning beyond the classroom. It allows you to discuss and apply what you learn to the real world.”
Anna De Carvalho
Gavin Gordon STUDENT STUDENT
Student Reading Groups
It is a sincere hope that our students emerge not as passive participants in modern discourse, but as thought leaders beyond the walls of the College of Business.
PHIL SMITH Lecture Series
BURT FOLSOM, PH.D. “THE MYTH OF THE ROBBER BARONS”
The Phil Smith Center was privileged to kick off its 2025-2026 lecture series with Burt Folsom, Ph.D. Folsom, an economic historian best known for his publications The Myth of the Robber Barons and New Deal or Raw Deal, is currently the Young America’s Foundation’s (YAF) longest-serving speaker. Folsom’s engagements centered on expanded executive power, spiraling national debt, and restricted civil liberties dating back to President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. Folsom masterfully detailed the negative repercussions occasioned by these decisions and how they have left an imprint on public policy decisions throughout the 21st century. With the generosity and collaboration of YAF, attendees at both student and community events received a free copy of the newest edition of The Myth of the Robber Barons.
ROMINA BOCCIA “REIMAGINING SOCIAL SECURITY”
Romina Boccia is director of Budget and Entitlement policy at the Cato Institute. A native of Germany, Boccia made her Florida Atlantic campus debut in November 2024 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Phil Smith Center organized a policy-focused community event and student event that put the spotlight on Romina’s invaluable research on the effects of entitlement policy. This event proved to be fascinating, given that it took place during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Guests came equipped with questions and were met with expert responses from Boccia. Topics of discussion often came back to the long-term solvency of Social Security as well as alternatives to the current model.
BEN POWELL, PH.D., AND BOB LAWSON, PH.D.
“CAPITALISM VS SOCIALISM”
During the Phil Smith Center Reading Groups’ infancy, the acclaimed book Socialism Sucks by Ben Powell, Ph.D., and Bob Lawson, Ph.D., served as the honorary book of discussion. Naturally, the Phil Smith Center wanted to give students and community members the opportunity to meet the faces behind what is arguably one of the most influential works in free-market economics in recent memory. Powell is the current director of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University and professor of economics at Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business. Lawson is the Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom, and director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Powell and Lawson spoke to their experiences traveling countries that are often touted as ‘socialist paradises,’the misconceptions around them, and the institutional-level policies that have engendered lower standards of living compared to their free-market counterparts.
MIKE MURPHY
“TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY”
Principles of Macroeconomics students were treated to an engaging guest lecture from Mike Murphy, senior vice president and chief of staff for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Murphy spoke at great length about the origins of Social Security and on the program’s looming insolvency, which is projected to arrive as early as 2032. Although typically seen as an issue reserved for older citizens, Murphy warned students of the damage the program’s flaws could inflict on younger generations. Students also got the opportunity to work with the ‘Social Security Reformer Tool,’ developed by the CRFB’s research team. This tool allows students to test potential policy reforms for the Social Security program and maintain its solvency in the long term.
JORGE JRAISSATI
“THE FUTURE OF VENEZUELA”
Phil Smith Center visiting fellow Jorge Jraissati gave a rallying lecture on the unique dynamics surrounding Venezuela’s economy and political structure. Jraissati, a longtime Venezuelan freedom advocate, spoke to students regarding the current state of Venezuela since the capture of its former leader, Nicolás Maduro, in January 2026. A native Venezuelan, Jraissati also detailed life under an authoritarian, socialist regime and the irrecoverable opportunities that this system deprived its population of. Students benefited from hearing a firsthand account of the pitfalls created by a planned economy and how free-market, entrepreneurial policies foster long-run economic growth.
SENATOR PHIL GRAMM
“THE TRIUMPH OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM”
U.S. Senator Phil Gramm visited Florida Atlantic during the 2023-2024 academic year. With glowing reviews from attendees and faculty alike, the Phil Smith Center was delighted to welcome him back to campus to discuss his latest book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom. An economist by training, Sen. Phil Gramm has had a long and distinguished career in public service, academia, and the private sector. Before joining the American Enterprise Institute, Sen. Gramm was the vice chairman of UBS Investment Bank, where he provided strategic economic, political and policy advice to prominent corporate and institutional clients. He served in the U.S. Congress representing Texas for more than two decades, first as the 6th congressional district representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, then later as Senator. During a fireside chat led by College of Business Dean Daniel Gropper, Sen. Gramm highlighted the positive effects that stem from America’s capitalist system and debunked the common myths used to undermine its credibility.
PHIL SMITH Lecture Series
LIVE NOT BY LIES
SCREENING Q&A WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise partnered with Angel Studios to host an exclusive screening of Live Not By Lies, an anti-communist documentary based on the acclaimed book by journalist and author Rod Dreher. The film chronicles the experiences of dissidents in former Soviet bloc nations who were persecuted by authoritarian regimes — targeted for their religious convictions or for daring to question those in power. Through their testimonies, the filmmakers illustrate how free societies can gradually descend into soft totalitarianism through the erosion of free speech, unchecked government overreach, and the suppression of religious expression.
Following the screening, RJ Moeller, filmmaker and director, moderated a panel discussion featuring Dreher, Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, and commentor Ben Shapiro.
The conversation explored how wellfunctioning institutions that champion
Collins COMMENTATOR LT. GOVERNOR
entrepreneurship, free expression, and strong property rights create unrivaled opportunity — and what happens when those foundations weaken. College of Business Dean Daniel Gropper delivered opening remarks, and Florida Atlantic University President Adam Hasner closed out the evening.
Drawing more than 200 guests — including FAU students, faculty, and members of the greater Boca Raton community — the screening marked the Phil Smith Center’s largest event to date, underscoring the Center’s growing role as a forum for vital conversations about freedom, free enterprise, and civic life.
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PHIL SMITH Lecture Series
FREE MARKET ROAD SHOW – CONSTITUTION OF CAPITALISM
The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise partnered with the Austrian Economics Center to bring the internationally renowned Free Market Road Show to Florida Atlantic’s campus for the second consecutive year.
This year’s installment, themed “Constitution of Capitalism,” examined the legal and institutional frameworks that make free markets possible — and what happens when those foundations erode.
The day opened with a fireside chat featuring Barbara Kolm, Ph.D., John Chisholm, and Michael Williams. Kolm is the founding director of the Austrian Economics Center and president of the Friedrich A. von Hayek Institute in Vienna. A distinguished figure in international economic policy, she previously served as vice president of the Austrian Central Bank and was elected to the Austrian National Council in October 2024. She was joined by Chisholm, entrepreneur, CEO, and investor with four decades of experience
building and scaling technology companies. The founder and former chairman/CEO of Decisive Technology (now part of Google) and CustomerSat (now part of FocusVision), Chisholm holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Rounding out the panel was Williams, CFP, founder and president of ALTIUS Financial, Inc., a Denver-based wealth management firm. Williams is the creator of the Defenders of Capitalism Project, a program designed to train future leaders and business professionals in becoming articulate advocates of economic freedom. Together, the three panelists explored the constitutional pillars that enable entrepreneurship and wealth creation, and why safeguarding those pillars is more urgent than ever.
The day continued with a classroom lecture delivered by economist Dan Mitchell to more than 200 College of Business students. Mitchell, who holds a doctorate in economics
John Chisholm
Barbara Kolm, Ph.D. CHAIRMAN/CEO OF DECISIVE TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS CENTER
from George Mason University, is president of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and a former senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation. His lecture centered on a deceptively simple premise: that government policy, however well-intentioned, often leads to muted or even negative outcomes when it impedes the entrepreneurial engine. Drawing on decades of research in tax policy and fiscal governance, Mitchell walked students through real-world examples of regulatory overreach and its downstream effects on innovation and economic growth.
The Free Market Road Show came to a close with a screening of the award-winning documentary The Housing Bubble (2019), produced by Let Us Disagree Films. Directed by Jimmy Morrison and co-written with New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods, The Housing Bubble traces the mechanisms that led to the 2008 recession — mechanisms rooted in poorly conceived public policy initiatives. The film features commentary
from prominent economists and financial experts, many of whom are affiliated with the Austrian Economics Center, providing analysis of the fallout from the Great Recession and the long road to recovery. Winner of the Audience Award at the Anthem Film Festival and screened in more than 70 countries, the documentary served as a powerful capstone to a day devoted to understanding the institutional foundations of a free economy.
The screening concluded with a post-screening panel discussion featuring Morrison alongside Mitchell and Chisholm. Panelists reflected on the documentary’s themes in the context of the day’s broader conversations, reinforcing the central message of the Constitution of Capitalism: that free markets are not selfsustaining — they require sound constitutional frameworks, vigilant institutions, and an informed citizenry to endure.
PHIL SMITH Lecture Series
FED POLICY UNDER PRESSURE: A MONETARY CONFERENCE
In January 2026, The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise partnered with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Shadow Open Market Committee to host “Fed Policy Under Pressure.”
The daylong conference at Florida Atlantic University brought together leading monetary scholars to examine some of the most pressing questions facing the Federal Reserve. Discussion centered on whether the Fed’s independence is at risk, how it can balance price stability and maximum employment when those goals conflict, and whether rising government debt will push fiscal concerns to override monetary policy.
The conference featured keynote addresses from Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson and Tyler Goodspeed, chief economist at ExxonMobil and former acting chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Three expert panel sessions then explored central bank independence, the Fed’s mandates, and fiscal dominance, drawing on the insights of distinguished economists
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CHIEF ECONOMIST AT EXXONMOBIL
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from Dartmouth College, Columbia Law School, Boston College, Rutgers University, the University of Mississippi, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Florida Atlantic professors Bryan Cutsinger, Ph.D., and William Luther, Ph.D., both Phil Smith Center fellows, served as panelists during conference sessions. College of Business Dean Daniel Gropper welcomed attendees, and Florida Atlantic University President Adam Hasner introduced the keynote.
PHIL SMITH Lecture Series
CUBA’S PATH TO FREEDOM A BLUEPRINT FOR A POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION
For the first time, the Phil Smith Center partnered with the Independent Institute to host “Cuba’s Path to Freedom: A Blueprint for a Post-Communist Transition” at Florida Atlantic’s College of Business.
The conference brought together leading economists, legal scholars, and members of the Cuban exile community to develop a practical, evidence-based blueprint for Cuba’s postcommunist future. The discussion examined the institutional reforms needed to restore the rule of law, rebuild civil society, and lay the economic foundations for a free and open society.
The conference culminated in a free public lecture from a distinguished panel from the Independent Institute. The panel, moderated by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Gabriel Gasave, featured Ricardo E. Calvo, a Cubanborn child neurologist and researcher who studies Cuba’s political and economic future; Carlos Mira, Argentine lawyer and political
Ricardo E. Calvo
Gabriel Gasave MD, PH.D.
SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR, CENTER ON GLOBAL PROSPERITY
commentator and Pablo Arosemena Marriott, a former Governor of Ecuador’s Guayas Province and former Ecuadorian Minister of Economy and Finance. Their discussion addressed critical questions — from restoring democratic governance and reestablishing property rights to stabilizing Cuba’s monetary system and reviving entrepreneurship and private enterprise. The panelists brought not only policy expertise, but personal perspectives shaped by the realities of communism and its broader impact across Latin America.
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EDUCATING THE NEXT
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Hong Yuan
MARKETING
Lorenz
Siri Terjesen
Michael Ryall
Mingxiang Li
Mark Packard
Yannick Thams
William Luther
Bryan Cutsinger
Christopher Boudreaux
Andrew Garrison
Sofia Johan
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MARKETING RESEARCH CONSUMER ANALYTICS
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MARKETING
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
HOSPITALITY/TOURISM MARKETING
MARKETING RESEARCH CONSUMER ANALYTICS
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITALITY REVENUE ANALYTICS
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HOSPITALITY MARKETING
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
EXECUTIVE PH.D. MARKETING
INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SUPERVISED RESEARCH)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE (SUPERVISED RESEARCH)
INDEPENDENT STUDY
NATIONAL SECURITY AND BUSINESS
POLITICIZATION OF BUSINESS
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ETHICS
GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
GLOBAL STRATEGY AND POLICY
GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
DOCTORAL SEMINAR: MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH METHODS
GLOBAL STRATEGY AND POLICY
GLOBAL STRATEGY AND POLICY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
THEORY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DIRECT INDEPENDENT STUDY
ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
GLOBAL STRATEGY AND POLICY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
MONEY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS
MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
ESTIMATING US MONEY DEMAND
ECONOMICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
HONORS MICROECONOMICS
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
MONEY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS
MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
MONEY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
CASES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINTECH: DIGITAL DISRUPTION
SEMINAR IN ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CROWDFUNDING
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Cheryl Jarvis
Anil Bilgihan
Melanie
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STUDENTS IMPACTED DIFFERENT COURSES TAUGHT
6,036 339 89 STUDENTS IMPACTED PER LEVEL BA MA/MBA Ph.D. 52 102
PUBLISHED RESEARCH & WORKING PAPERS MEDIA MENTIONS & OP-EDS
Teaching and Research
Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor
Department of Marketing
Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT (2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR)
MAR4613-Introduction to Tourism
HFT 4481-Hospitality Revenue Analytics
HFT 4613-Marketing Research: Consumer Analytics
HFT 4523-Hospitality Management
HMG 6506-Contemporary Issues in Hospitality Marketing
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Research program examines technology-enabled consumer behavior, artificial intelligence in services, digital marketing, sustainability, and customer experience. In 2025, published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles in leading outlets, including International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Internet Research, Journal of Marketing Analytics, and Journal of Service Management
Currently maintain:
• h-index: 69
• i10-index: 130
• Total citations: 22,500+
Bahri-Ammari, N., Mishra, A., Yousaf, A., & Bilgihan, A. (2025). Enhancing loyalty and e-WOM in virtual brand communities: A multi-country study. Internet Research.(AJG 3)
Bilgihan, A., Ostinelli, M., Zhang, Y., & Lorenz, M. (2025). Artificial intelligence (AI) agents and the future of customer loyalty. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.(AJG3)
N/A Parra-Lopez, E., Bilgihan, A., & Martínez, A. M. B. (2025). Human innovation and regenerative futures in tourism: A bibliometric mapping towards 2050. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 100663.
Manthé, E., Morrongiello, C., Bonnefoy-Claudet, L., Bezançon, M., & Bilgihan, A. (2025). Do hotels’ green efforts lead guests to adopt sustainable behaviors? International Journal of Hospitality Management, 131, 104302.(AJG3)
Arbelo, A., Arbelo-Pérez, M., De Vera, V., & Bilgihan, A. (2025). Green premiums: Assessing the revenue impact of ecocertification in the hospitality sector. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 37(13). (AJG3)
Errajaa, K., Safraou, I., & Bilgihan, A. (2025). From perception to purchase: Atmospheric effects through immersion and emotional responses in service environments. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 129, 104198.(AJG3)
N/A Liu, S. Q., Bilgihan, A., & Kandampully, J. (2025). The intersection of technology, sustainability and consumer experiences in hospitality and tourism for new horizons. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Horizons, 1(2), 87-109.
Errajaa, K., & Bilgihan, A. (2025). Crafting captivating retail spaces: The power of atmosphere in shaping consumer behavior. Journal of Marketing Analytics, 1-18. (AJG1)
Bakir, S., Dogru, T., Bilgihan, A., & Ayoun, B. (2025). AI awareness and employee-related outcomes. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 124, 103973.(AJG3)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Co-Editor, International Journal of Hospitality Management
• Associate Editor, Psychology & Marketing
• Board Member: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, Service Industries Journal
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Fulbright Senior Scholar
• Fulbright Peer Review Committee
• AMA Conference Reviewer
• Running two special issue on AI
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Promotion & Tenure Committee Chair for Marketing Department
• Victor Garcia Committee Chair
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
• Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2025): Top 0.1%
• World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Researchers (Stanford University Database)
Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor
Department of Marketing
COURSES TAUGHT
MAR3023 Principles of Marketing
MAR7980 Doctoral Dissertation Supervision
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (AJG4*/FT50)
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Service Research (AJG4)
• Ad Hoc Reviewing for multiple journals
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Center for Services Leadership, Arizona State University, Research Faculty Fellow and Member of Faculty Executive Board
• Discipline Coordinator for Marketing, Florida Department of Education Statewide Course Numbering System
• External Reviewer for Faculty Promotion, Old Dominion University
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Gallan, Andrew, Cheryl Burke Jarvis, and Rakesh Niraj, “Both Sides Now: What Service Lessons Do Physicians Learn from Being a Patient?”
• Presented at QUIS19 Conference, Rome, Italy, June 2025
• Presented at Frontiers in Services Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 2025
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Vice President for Scholarships and Fellowships, FAU Phi Kappa Phi
• Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee – Tenure Track Marketing Faculty
• Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee – Non-Tenure Track Marketing Faculty
• Chair, Scholarships/Fellowships Committee, FAU Honors Convocation
• Reviewer/Selection Committee Member, FAU Graduate College - Graduate Access Fellowship
• Reviewer/Selection Committee Member, FAU Graduate College – Graduate Fellowship for Academic Excellence
• Faculty Advisor, National Champion FAU Women’s Flag Football (Registered Student Organization)
• Chair, Executive Ph.D. Dissertation Committee - Taylor LoMonaco
• Chair, Executive Ph.D. Dissertation Committee – Britta Kelley
• Supervisor, multiple undergraduate Honors Compacts each semester
Michael Ryall, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor
Department of Management Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT
• MAN7729 Business Strategy
• MAN4720 Business Strategy
• MAN6721 Business Strategy
PhD Development
• Taught in the Markets and Management Ph.D., Development Program as an instructor, which was hosted by the Madden Center at FAU. The 2025 program consisted of a series of three weekend-long, in-person seminars that were complemented by six online workshops, also taught a half-day, in-person module on business strategy.
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Ryall, M. D., & Sorenson, O. (2025). The causal inference problem: When can managers use data to inform decisions and how can organization design help them? Academy of Management Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5465/ amr.2022.0548
Terjesen and Ryall (2025). A Blueprint for Building Better University Leadership—and Cutting Administrators. Manhattan Institute Issue Brief.
Ryall and Terjesen (2025). The Rise of Second Wave Corporate Activism: Causes and Consequences. The Independent Review
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Reviewer, Management Science
• Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal
• Reviewer, Strategy Science
GRANTS
• Received $105,000 in grants from the Charles Koch Foundation
MEMBERSHIPS
• Invited Member, Heritage Higher Education Working Group (policy group)
• Invited Member, Markets and Management Group (international scholars group)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• University of Utah, Strategy Conference. “Pre-Bayesian Intelligibility for the Theory-Based View.” Salt Lake City, January 2025.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Member, Ph.D. Committee
• Chair, Recruiting Committee
• Director, Madden Center for Value Creation
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor
Associate Dean of Research and External Relations
Department of Management
COURSES TAUGHT
MAN6721 – Global Business Strategy
ENT 4900 – International Entrepreneurship (Supervised Research)
MAN 4915 – International Business and Trade (Supervised Research)
MAN 6905 – Independent Study
MAN 4905 – National Security & Business
MAN 4915 – Politicization of Business
MAN 4905 – Human Resources and Management
MAN 4915 – Business Ethics
Multiple Independent Studies at Ph.D. and undergraduate levels
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Foss, N., Klein, P., Holmes, M., & Terjesen, S. 2025. Counterpoint: Capitalism, Socialism, and the Essence of Entrepreneurship. Journal of Management Studies. Accepted July 2025.
Hechavarria, D., & Terjesen, S. 2025. The Institutional-Ideological Matrix: How Freedom and Ideology Shape Opportunityto-Necessity Entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics. Accepted June 2025.
Terjesen, S., & Ryall, M. 2025. The Rise of Second-Wave Corporate Activism: Causes and Consequences. Independent Review. June.
Packard, M. D., Mendenhall, A., & Terjesen, S. A. 2025. When is corporate social responsibility theft? Independent Review June.
Pisani, N., Terjesen, S., & Michel, S. 2026. Real Impact Strategy. Crafting Your Next Winning Moves. Forthcoming textbook. Terjesen, S., & Ryall, M. 2025. A blueprint for building better university leadership. Manhattan Institute.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Associate Editor, Small Business Economics, 2014-present
• Associate Editor, Industry & Innovation, 2015-present
• Associate Editor, Beta, 2019-present
• Associate Editor, Journal of Risk & Financial Management, 2020-present
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Member, American Council of Trustees & Alumni (ACTA) Merrill Award Committee, 2025-present
• Board member, Changing Lives, Boca Raton
• Board member, Boca Raton Student Chabad, Boca Raton
• Scout parent leader, Scouting USA, Troop 4323 (Girls), Boca Raton
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (JUNE 2025-MAY 2026):
• Presented at 15+ academic and professional conferences, including multiple invited keynote addresses
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Chair, Dissertation Committee, Lorrien Lecka, Florida Atlantic University (2023-27)
• Chair, Dissertation Committee, Iselgis Garcia, Florida Atlantic University (2022-26)
• Chair, Dissertation Committee, Akhil Agarwal, Florida Atlantic University (2023-26)
• Chair, Dissertation Committee, Abdul-Kadir Ameyaw, Florida Atlantic University (2023-25)
• Advisor, College Republicans & Ice Skating Team (2022-ongoing)
• Mentor, Undergraduate Research (Jan 2020-ongoing; ~1 student per semester)
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS :
• Top 2% most cited (Clarivate)
Hong Yuan, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Professor
Chair, Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT
MAR 4613 Marketing Research and Consumer Analytics
MAR 7931 Special Topics in Marketing
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Liu, Wumei, Hong Yuan, and Allan Chen (2025), “Effect of Voice Search Modality on Consumer Preferences for Short-term Subscription Plans”, Association of Consumer Research Conference Proceedings. October 2025
Herbert, Sima, Park Thaichon, Hong Yuan, Na Luo, and Tim Kalwey (2025), “Driving Sustainable Food Consumption: A Stakeholder Perspective through the Lens of Rescued Kitchen in New Zealand”, Journal of Strategic Marketing (AJG2), forthcoming.
Reich, Brandon, Hong Yuan, Riccardo Rialti, and Lamberto Zollo (2025), “Implicit Ethical Consumerism: Development and Cross-cultural Validation of a Novel Affect-Misattribution Measure” Psychology & Marketing (AJG3), 42(9), 2421-2429.
Kulkarni, Atul and Hong Yuan (2025), “Shopper Search in Response to Conditional Promotions: A Function of Basket Sizes and Incentive Types” Psychology & Marketing, 42(6), 1433-1720. AJG3
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Associate Editor, Journal of Business Research, 2023 - present
• Associate Editor, Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 2022 - present
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Dynamic and Personalized Pricing, Journal of Business Research, 2021
• Editorial Review Board, Psychology & Marketing, 2021 - present
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Retailing, 2018 - present
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, 2016 - present
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Panelist, Digital Leadership Forum, February 2026
• Keynote speaker and Visiting Scholar, University of Auckland, College of Business, November 2025
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (JUNE 2025-MAY 2026)
• “Effect of Voice Search Modality on Consumer Preferences for Short-term Subscription Plans”, Association of Consumer Research Conference. October 2025
• “When Public Service Backfires: How Utility Company Positioning Shapes Consumer Conservation,” National Business and Economics Society Conference. March 2026
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Leigl, Jason (Exec PhD), “Building Consumer Trust in the Medical Technology Industry” (Dissertation Chair)
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS :
• Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice Framework by ACUE for completing the following courses:
• Creating a Productive Learning Environment
• Promoting Active Learning
• Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners
• Designing Learner Centered Courses
• Promoting Active Learning Online
Christopher Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow
Department of Economics
COURSES TAUGHT
ECO 2023 – Honors Microeconomic Principles
ECO 2023 – Microeconomic Principles
ECO 3101 – Intermediate Microeconomics (x3)
ECO 4223 – Money and Financial Markets
ECP 4407 – Economics of Entrepreneurship
ECO 6424 – Advanced Econometrics
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Boudreaux, C. J., & Rossi Mazzoni, J. F. (2026). Mise en place: Rural entrepreneurship and the role of the community. Small Business Economics, 1-25.
Wei, S., Boudreaux, C. J., Su, Z., Wu, Z., & Stenholm, P. (2026). Deviant response: The effect of income inequality on informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Small Business Economics, 1-23.
Boudreaux, C. J. (2026). Gender gaps in the gig economy: Consequences for entrepreneurship in the 21st century. Industrial and Corporate Change, 35(1), 78-100.
Wei, S., Boudreaux, C. J., Stenholm, P., Su, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Climate risk and informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies: The moderating effects of entrepreneurs’ socio-cognitions. Journal of Business Research, 199, 115518.
Bayar, O., Boudreaux, C. J., & Yarbrough, T. R. (2025). Natural disasters and economic dynamism: Evidence from US entrepreneurial activity. Contemporary Economic Policy, 43(3), 470-494.
Boudreaux, C. J., & Cole, R. A. (2025). Intellectual property among incorporated and unincorporated entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 1-25.
Boudreaux, C. J. (2025). When do state-owned enterprises innovate? The moderating role of pro-market institutions. Industry and Innovation, 32(4), 383-412.
Boudreaux, C. J., Bradley, S. W., Jha, A., & Mazzoni, J. F. (2025). You are only as strong as your weakest link: Founder and community social capital and start-up survival. Small Business Economics, 64(4), 2133-2152.
Boudreaux, C. J. (2025). Economic freedom and development: Productive, unproductive, and destructive. In Destructive Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Causes and Consequences (pp. 13-29).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Editor, Small Business Economics
• Associate Editor, Journal of Business Research
• Board Member, Journal of Business Venturing
• Board Member, International Trade Journal
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Menard Family Entrepreneurship Research Conference, October 2025.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Dissertation Committee Chair: Meqqa Washington, Leeanne Aguilar (’25)
• Dissertation Committee Member: Lauryn Charles, Doreen Ayafor, Jon Hensley, Lubor Olsovsky (’25), Zdenka Cumano (’25).
• Visiting PhD Student Supervised: Rodrigo Fuentes-Solis (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona).
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
• CFP® Certification Renewal.
• Named as a top 2% scientist by Stanford-Elsevier Ranking.
Bryan Cutsinger, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Economics
COURSES TAUGHT
ECO 3203 – Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECO 2013 – Macroeconomic Principles
ECO 2023 – Microeconomic Principles
ECO 4915 – Estimating US Money Demand
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS (JUNE 2025-MAY 2026)
Putting Economics Back in Humanomics (with A. Salter). Public Choice, forthcoming
Based Money: A Citizen’s Guide to Money Mischief and Fiscal Folly (with A. Salter). [Under contract w/ Simon and Schuster]
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Associate Editor, Public Choice
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Fellow, Sound Money Project, American Institute for Economic Research
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Southern Economic Association, Tampa, Fla., November 2025
• Rethinking Deflation and its Effects: A Cross-Country Analysis of Supply-Driven Deflation
• An Interest Group Theory of the Debt Ceiling
• Public Choice Society, San Antonio, Texas, March 2026
• Coups and Natural Resources
• Political Instability and the Demand for Money
• Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas, N.V., April 2026
• Panelist, Theoretical Debates on Humanomics
• Fluctuations in Nominal Income and Real wage Cyclicality
• Rethinking Deflation and its Effects: A Cross-Country Analysis of Supply-Driven Deflation
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Director of Undergraduate Students, Economics
Sofia Johan, Ph.D. Phil Smith Fellow Department of Finance
COURSES TAUGHT
ENT 4512 – Crowdfunding
FIN 7932 – Seminar in Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 4422 – Cases in Financial Management
FIN 4934 – Fintech (UG)
FIN 7811 – Seminar in Financial Institutions
FIN 6406 – Financial Management
FIN 6806 – Advanced Financial Management
FINRA SIE Exam Prep
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Johan, S., Li, P., Zhan, F., and Zhu, W. (2026) Winner or Winner’s Curse? Do CEOs and Companies Benefit from Internal Competition? European Financial Management, 32 (1), 180-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.70008 [AJG 3]
Cumming, D, Johan, S and Uzuegbunam, I. (2025). Poverty and Perceptions of Electoral Integrity in the U.S. Economics & Politics, Forthcoming, https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15343 [AJG2]
Sun, Z., Liu, L., Johan, S. and Zhao, L. (2025) FinTech adoption and corporate greenwashing: A technology affordance perspective. British Journal of Management, 36(3), 978-1002, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12879 [AJG 4]
Amini, S., Johan, S., Kashefi Pour, E., and Mohamed, A. (2025). Climate change risk, investor sentiment, and the performance of new entrant firms. Small Business Economics, Forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01067-6 [AJG 3]
Bo, H., Johan, S, Lawal, R, and Sakariyahu, R. (2025). Disentangling Chinese State-Owned Investments in Africa: A Symbiotic Partnership or an Unequal Substitute for African Resources? British Journal of Management, 36 (4), pp.1444-1461, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8551.12912 [AJG 4]
Borrescio-Higa, F., Droller, F., Johan, S., and Valenzuela, P. (2025). Informal debt and well-being among small business entrepreneurs. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 17 (5): 1240–1261, https://www.emerald.com/insight/ content/doi/10.1108/jeee-07-2024-0311/full/html
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Chief Editor, Eurasian Economic Review (Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2032)
• Co-Editor, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
• Associate Editor, British Accounting Review
• Associate Editor, Finance Research Letters
• Associate Editor, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment
• Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Management, Markets, and Institutions
• Subject Editor, Emerging Markets Review;
• Editorial Board, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
• Editorial Board, Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal
• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Grant Review Panel Member of G&M2 Project (Economics, Business Administration and Management) Research Foundation – Government of Belgium, Flanders (FWO). Jan. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2026
Academy of International Business 2025 Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky: Co-Track Chair for International Finance, Accounting and Corporate Governance
Ph.D. External Examiner: Konstantin Skora (Ph.D. in Finance, IE, Spain), Vu (Jenny) Thuy Linh (Ph.D. in Finance, ESADE, Spain), Yudong Li (Ph.D. in Finance, University of Adelaide, Australia).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Panel presenter at the “Innovations in Data and Methods Applied to Institutions and Entrepreneurship” Workshop, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Oct. 17 and 18, 2025
• Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance Conference 2025, London, UK
• Academy of Management Conference 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Academy of International Business 2025 Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky
• Southeastern Economic Association Meeting 2025, Tampa, Fla.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
FAU Ph.D. Supervision:
• Robert Reardon (Elon University Placement 2025)
• Joy Wilkinson (Providence College Placement 2026)
• Zach Glatzer (Quinnipac University Placement 2026)
• Victor Garcia (Executive PhD) Jessica Collins (Executive PhD)|\
FAU Committees:
• 2022-current Chair, FAU Financial Conflict of Interest Committee (University)
• 2025-2026 Office of Research Development (ORD) Advisory Panel (University)
• 2024-current FAU Fla. Stat. 112.313 Exemption Committee (University)
• 2023-2025 College of Business Core Curriculum Review Committee (COB)
• 2021-current FAU Academic Program Committee (COB)
• 2019-current AACSB Qualifications Committee (COB)
• 2018-current Professorship Advisory Board (COB)
• 2018-current College of Business, Finance Scholarship Committee (COB)
Mingxiang
Li
Phil Smith Fellow Department of Management
COURSES TAUGHT
MAN 4720 – Global Strategy and Policy
QMB 7567 – Doctoral seminar measurement and research methods
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Cao, J., Chen, F., Li, M., & Luo, X. (2025). Accounting backgrounds and technological innovation: Are accountant CEOs inferior innovators? Research Policy, 54(3), 105175.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Associate Editor, Leadership Quarterly
• Associate Editor, Journal of Business Research
• Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal
• Reviewer, Journal of Management
• Reviewer, Management Science
• Reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing
• Editorial Board, Human Resource Management
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• The Effect of Iso 9001 On Firm Innovation: Theory and Evidence From 81 Countries, Academy of Business Research Conference in New York, N.Y., on July 28 - 30, 2025
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• College of Business Undergraduate Counsil
• Dean’s Faculty Qualifications committee
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS :
• 2025 The Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list
Melanie Lorenz, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow
Department of Marketing Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT
MAR 4156 – International Marketing
EMAR 7936 – Executive Ph.D. (Marketing)
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Bilgihan, A., Ostinelli, M., Zhang, Y., & Lorenz, M. (2025). Artificial intelligence (AI) agents and the future of customer loyalty. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 37(9), 3240-3262.
Brown, D., Lindsey-Hall, K., Fennell, P., & Lorenz, M. (forthcoming). When service becomes surveillance: Pressures in FLE guardianship. Journal of Services Marketing.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Marti, Candice, Lorenz, Melanie, Lindsey-Hall, Kris, Jaramillo, Susanna, & Fennell, Patrick, The Ethical Challenges of Customer Vulnerability: A Frontline Employee Perspective. Paper submitted to the 2026 Frontiers of Services Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
• Marti, Candice, Lorenz, Melanie, & Ostinelli, Max, Neologisms in Cross-Cultural Marketing and Their Effect on Consumer Evaluation. Paper submitted to the 2026 Academy of Marketing Science, Savannah, Georgia.
• Lorenz, Melanie, Lindsey-Hall Kris, Jamarillo, Susy, Marti, Candice, & Fennell Patrick, Value Co-Creation or Destruction? FLE Responses to Perceived Customer Vulnerability in Service Ecosystems. Paper accepted at the Naples Forum on Service, Sorrento, Italy, 2025.
• Ramsey, Jase, Lorenz, Melanie, Farmer, Steve, & Tang, Jintong, The Experience Dilemma: A Nonlinear Exploration of Antecedents to International Entrepreneurial Alertness. Paper accepted at the Academy of International Business, Louisville, Kentucky, 2025.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Behavioral Insights Lab (BIL): Directorship
• The BIL secured a significant $185,000 tech fee grant under the leadership of Dr. Melanie Lorenz to build the physical lab on the Davie campus.
• Successful online studies were administered, managed, and run through the BIL in the areas of Consumer Behaviors, Entrepreneurship, Research Methodology, Services Marketing, and Organizational Behavior
• Successful integration of the BIL into 29 CoB courses, offering structured, credit-bearing experiential learning.
• Dissertation Chair (currently chairing four dissertations)
• Christian Ward (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, summer 2023 – spring 2025
• Gregory Balmir (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, summer 2024 – spring 2026
• Garrit Gemeinhart (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, summer 2025 – spring 2027
• Junie Exama (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, summer 2025 – spring 2027
• Dissertation Committee Member (currently serving on three dissertation committees)
• Victor Garcias (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, fall 2023 – summer 2025
• Ronney Davis (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, fall 2024 – summer 2026
• May Costa (ExecPhD) at Florida Atlantic University, summer 2025 – summer 2026
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
• 2025 Warren Lloyd Holtzman Seed Grant for Excellence in Research Award – Department of Marketing
• ACUE Trailblazer in Teaching: ACUE Professional Development Qualification: ACUE Certification (Certificate in Effective Teaching Framework - four ACUE courses taken)
William Luther, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow
Department of Economics
COURSES TAUGHT
ECO2013 – Macroeconomic Principles
ECO4223 – Money and Financial Markets
ECO7296 – Contemporary Issues in Global Macroeconomics
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
• Bitcoin Works in Practice, But Does it Work in Theory? Journal of Private Enterprise, forthcoming. (w/ Andrew Bailey, Troy Cross, Joshua R. Hendrickson, Bradley Rettler, and Craig Warmke)
• Reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Framework. Southern Economic Journal, 91(4), 2025: 1213-1228.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Private Enterprise
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Financial Economic Policy
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Independent Institute, Curriculum Advisory Committee Member
• Association of Private Enterprise Education, Past-President
• American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project, Director
• Bitcoin Policy Institute, Senior Fellow
• Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Adjunct Scholar
• Media: 29 Op-Eds, 25 other media appearances
• Outlets include WSJ, NPR, Newsweek, Newsmax, Seeking Alpha
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C.
• Bitcoin Mining and the China Shock
• Association of Private Enterprise Education, Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Why Do Economists Dislike Inflation?’
• Mont Pelerin Society, Mexico City, Mexico
• Why Do Economists Dislike Inflation?
• Fed Policy Under Pressure: A Monetary Conference, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Making Sense of the Mandate
• Bitcoin Policy Summit, Washington, D.C.
• The U.S. Fiscal Position is Unsustainable
• Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers Summer Conference, Orlando, Fla.
• National Economic Outlook
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Graduate Director, Economics
Dissertations in Progress
• Chidozie Geoffrey-Akobundu, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
• Executive Strategic Attention Orientation and Post-Merger Performance
• Jessica Collins, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Exploring Algorithmic Bias in Mortgage Lending Between FinTech and Traditional Banks
• Kirsten Pedersen, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Racial Disparities in Mortgage Refinancing
• Joy Wilkinson, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Geographic Determinants of Impact Investments
• Zach Glatzer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Essays On Innovation And Financial Markets Cryptoassets and Other Financial Technologies
DISSERTATIONS COMPLETED
• Jean Felix LaCroix, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Regional Determinants of Bankruptcy Rates in U.S.
Mark Packard, Ph.D.
Phil
Smith Fellow
Department of Management
Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT
ENT 4024 – Entrepreneurship
MAN 4720 – Global Strategy and Policy
MAN 6905 – Direct Independent Study
MAN 6937 – Global Environment of Management (Executive MBA)
ENT 7168 – The Theory of Entrepreneurship (Ph.D. Seminar)
MAN 7978 – Advanced Research in Management
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
BOOKS:
Hastings. H. & Packard, M. D. forthcoming. Venture Mode. Amplify Publishing.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Packard, M. D. & Madjdi, F. in press. Seeing Expectations as ‘Opportunities’: Interpretive Philosophy and the Origins of ‘Opportunity’ Perceptions. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice.
Nobre, F., Packard, M. D., Clark, B. B. in press. The Promise of Fuzzy Set Theory for Entrepreneurial Judgment. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Bylund, P. L. & Packard, M. D. in press. The Entrepreneurial Creation of Private Institutions: Exchange Platform Innovations and Economic Development. Small Business Economics.
Rapp, D., Olbrich, M., & Packard, M. D. in press. A Logic of Entrepreneurial Action Without Judgment? Effectuation Revisited. Review of Managerial Science
Bylund, P. L., Cartwright, A. C., Packard, M. D., & Trost, S.* in press. Inequality and Injustice: Talking Past Each Other. Academy of Management Perspectives. *Authors listed in alphabetical order.
Mendenhall, A. & Packard, M. D. 2025. Whose Conscience Counts? Beneficiary Value Alignment and ESG Pension Funds. Journal of Markets & Morality, 28(1): 1-19.
Packard, M. D., Mendenhall, A., & Terjesen, S. A. 2025. When is Corporate Social Responsibility Theft? Independent Review, 30(1): 45-63.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Packard, M. D. in press. The Austrian School of Strategy Revisited. in Gupta, V. & Bylund, P. (eds.) Research Handbook on the Austrian School in Management and Entrepreneurship Studies. Edward Elgar.
Chiles, T. H. & Packard, M. D. in press. On Imagination, Complexity, Dynamism, Uncertainty, and Indeterminacy: A Gathering of and Meditation on the Kaleidic “Bones” of Entrepreneurship. in Gupta, V. & Bylund, P. (eds.) Research Handbook on the Austrian School in Management and Entrepreneurship Studies. Edward Elgar.
Frazier, J. & Packard, M. D. 2025. Destructive Entrepreneurship and the Boundaries of Economic Development: The Case of Haiti. in Emami, A. Yoruk, E, Johnston, A., Caputo, A., & Jones, P. (eds.) Destructive Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Causes and Consequences. Springer Nature.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Board Member, Academy of Management Perspectives
• Board Member, Academy of Management Review
• Board Member, Journal of Business Venturing
• Board Member, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Kingman Institute: Board Member
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Bylund, P. L., Calcei, D., Giménez Roche, G. A., Packard, M. D., & Rapp, D. 2025. Microfoundations of (Non-) Productive Entrepreneurship. Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, DK.
• Ameyaw, A-K., Packard, M. D., Terjesen, S. A. 2025. Entrepreneurship & Government Policy: A Literature Review & Agenda for Future Research. Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, DK.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Management Department Ph.D. Committee Chair
• Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee Member
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
• John Templeton Foundation Grant (Co-Principal Investigator). The Politicization of Business. $4.5 million, 2025-2028.
• 2025 Best Reviewer Award, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
• 2025 Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Perspectives
Yannick Thams, Ph.D.
Phil Smith Fellow
Department
of Management
Mangurian Foundation
COURSES TAUGHT
MAN4720 - Global Strategy and Policy
MAN6937 - Global Environment of Management
RESEARCH/PUBLISHED WORKS
Thams, Y., Dau, L. A., Doh, J., Kostova, T., & Newburry, W. (2025). Political ideology and the multinational enterprise: Broadening the epistemological lens. Journal of World Business, 60(6), 101678. AJG4 journal.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
• Lead Guest Editor – Special Issue (SI) entitled “Bringing Political Ideology and its Micro Foundations to the Fore in IB” (Journal of World Business – AJG4)
• Guest Editor – Special Issue on “Underrepresented Voices in International Business Research: Insights from Island Economies” (AIB Insights – Practitioner-based journal of the Academy of International Business)
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Track chair for a major research conference (Track 2: Internationalization Strategies and Process) – Academy of International Business (Latin America)
• Reviewer for External Funding Agency: Expert Reviewer for the European Commission’s Research Program (similar to NSF for the EU): Horizon
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Thams, Y., Zinoviev, D., & Kundu, S. 2025 Conservative at Home, Conservative Abroad? Political Ideology and Multinationals’ Location Choices. Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Newburry, N., Song, M., Thams, Y., & Alvarado-Vargas, M. A. 2025. Reputation risk in the context of the IberoLatin American region: A multi-level theory. Academy of International Business. Louisville, USA.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Chair of dissertation committee: Ayokunle Amoo
• Member of the Dissertation Committee of Sharmeen Ahmed (since fall 2025)
• Member of Dissertation Committee of Iselgis Garcia, FAU (graduated in fall 2025)
• Member of Dissertation Committee of Abdul-Kadir Ameyaw, FAU (graduated in summer 2025)
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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SPEAKERS
Executive Forum Speaker Series
The Executive Forum is designed to provide the wealth of knowledge and experience of inspirational leaders and executives from a wide variety of businesses and industries. The speakers present a brief overview of their businesses, as well as specific professional experiences, followed by a discussion of key issues facing their industries in the current business and economic climate.
Sandra Severe, Ph.D., MPH
Senior Vice President and CEO, Jackson North Medical Center
Ashley Vertuno
FACHE, CEO, JFK Medical Center North
Rene Zipper
FACHE, Vice President of Growth Waystar, Inc.
Leah Carpenter
FACHE, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Memorial HealthcareSystem
Chantal Leconte
FACHE, Former CEO Joe DiMaggio Hospital
Hasan Kajtezovic
Supply Chain Manager, Arthrex & Adjunct Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University
Jerome Burke
Director, Hockey Administration at Florida Panthers
Abdol Moabery
President and CEO GA Telesis
Lisa Rosenthal CEO and Co-founder Mayvin, Inc
Katherine Milliken, MBA
Vice President, Entertainment & Fan Experience for the Miami Dolphins, Miami Open and Formula One Crypto. com Miami Grand Prix
Stephen Shaw
Assistant Fire Chief of EMS & Training, City of Fort Lauderdale
Terrence Gee
Senior Vice President & Enterprise Transformation and Chief Information Officer, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
Robin Colner CEO and Founder DigiStar Media
Troy McLellan President and CEO Boca Chamber of Commerce
Jackie Reeves
Managing Director Bell Rock Capital, LLC
Clara Bennett
Executive Director Boca Raton Airport
Alain Gruber CEO Ulyssia
Jessica Del Vecchio
Economic Development Manager City of Boca Raton
Rainford M. Knight, Ph.D. Chief Digital Transformation Officer GA Telesis
Mike Haarlander
Owner Orion’s Guild
Tamara James Former Mayor City of Dania Beach
Stan Moss CEO Polen Capital
Jordan Zimmerman
Founder, Chairman, Architect Zimmerman Advertising Empires
Jeri Muoio, Ph.D. Former Mayor West Palm Beach
Jordan Postma Catrair
Digital Marketing Manager Broward Center of the Performing Arts
Jerri DeVard
Founder, Black Executive CMO Alliance; Board of Directors Under Armour and Cars.com
Linda Morganstern
Vice President, Brand Management Beanstalk
Matt Pawlowski
Executive Director, Business Management and Regulatory Affairs NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Elizabeth Molina Regional Director-Banking Managing Director Chase Bank
Peter Quinter
Team Leader, U.S. Customs & International Trade Law GrayRobinson, P.A.
Bernie Fernandez, MD Chief Executive Officer Baptist Health Medical Group
Heiko Dobrikow EVP, Las Olas Company General Manager Riverside Hotel
Jonathan Beskin Founder and CEO SinglesSwag
Amy Rosen Chief Marketing Officer People’s Trust Insurance
Lauren Cochran Chief of Digital Marketing The Miami HEAT Group Fabiola Brumley President of Palm Beach County Bank of America
Raquel Perez CEO and Founder R INTENT
Maria Morales-Menendez Chief Operating Officer Delray Medical Center
PHIL SMITH CENTER FOR FREE ENTERPRISE
UPCOMING STUDENT EXCURSIONS
The Reagan Ranch Center
In collaboration with the Young America’s Foundation, the Phil Smith Center will once again send College of Business students to President Ronald Reagan’s ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif. for the ‘Road to Freedom’ conference. In addition to the breathtaking views of the Santa Ynez Valley, students will hear distinguished economists and business leaders speak about the benefits of entrepreneurship and free markets.
EVENTS UPCOMING
2026 - 2027
LECTURE SERIES
ARTHUR LAFFER, PH.D.
ECONOMIST
The Phil Smith Center is proud to welcome back Arthur Laffer, Ph.D., to the Florida Atlantic University campus in the fall of 2026. Known as the ‘father of supply-side economics,’ Laffer is one of the most influential economists of the modern era and a key architect of President Reagan’s economic policy. His renowned Laffer Curve transformed the national conversation on taxation and economic growth. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to engage with one of the great economic minds of our time.
LECTURE SERIES
ROLAND FRYER, JR., PH.D.
HARVARD ECONOMIST
Roland G. Fryer, Jr., Ph.D., is a professor of economics at Harvard University. Fryer’s research combines economic theory, empirical evidence, and randomized experiments to help design more effective government policies. His work on education, inequality, and race has been widely cited in media outlets and Congressional testimony. Fryer was awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the John Bates Clark Medal — given by the American Economic Association to the most outstanding American Economist under age 40. Among many other honors, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Calvó-Armengol Prize and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Fryer has an ongoing project with the Free to Choose Network, and appears frequently in the Wall Street Journal
At age 30, he became the youngest African-American to receive tenure at Harvard. His current research focuses on education reform, social interactions, and police use of force. Before coming to Harvard, Fryer worked at McDonald’s (drive-thru, not corporate).
