Dr. Mark E. Mendenhall is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of international human resource management. He’s experienced in global leadership development and assessment and the cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates. He has consulted with and conducted numerous training programs for global companies, including IBM-Asia Pacific, NASA, and Boeing.

Dr. Mendenhall currently holds the Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and serves as a visiting professor at the Reykjavik University in Iceland. He held the Ludwig Erhard Stiftungsprofessur Chair at the University of Bayreuth and is a faculty of member of the Europa Institut, the first MBA Program established in Germany. He is past president of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management.