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ACADEMIC RESUME Scheherazade S. Rehman, PhD

2201 G Street, N.W., International Business Dept, School of Business, The George Washington University, Washington D.C. 20052

Tel: (202) 994-6813 Fax (202) 994-7442 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D., International Finance, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., January 1992. MBA, International Business/International Finance, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., May 1989

(with honors). (International Business Graduate Award, 1989) BBA, International Banking and Finance, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., May 1985.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH POSITIONS 1998-current: Director, European Union Research Center, The George Washington University, Washington

D.C. 2002-current: Member, Board of Directors, International Trade and Finance Association, USA. 2001-current: Member, Board of Directors, American Consortium on European Studies in Washington D.C.

(ACES). Co-founder of the American Consortium on EU Studies (ACES) which was created in 2001 to improve academic and public understanding of the European Union and U.S.-EU relations. ACES Consortium has received over US$1.5 million in grant funds. It seeks to strengthen education and research opportunities and create new synergies among scholars, students, policymakers, the private sector, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations and the media. ACES has been recognized by the European Commission as The EU Center of Washington, D.C., one of a select number of Centers for European Union Studies in the United States. ACES is a unique partnership among five universities in the Washington, D.C. area—American University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, and Johns Hopkins University. Affiliated partners include Catholic, Gallaudet, and Howard Universities, the University of Maryland, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution.

2010-2011: Vice-President-elect, Beta Gamma Sigma. The George Washington University Chapter (National

Honor Society in Business). 2009-2010: Vice-President of Public Relations, Beta Gamma Sigma. The George Washington University

Chapter (National Honor Society in Business). 2009-current: Member, University Faculty Senate, The George Washington University, Washington D.C. 2004-current: Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Global Economy Journal, USA. 2005-current: Member of the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program Selection and Review Committee, The George

Washington University, Washington D.C.

Scheherazade S. Rehman, Ph.D.

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2001-2002: Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace-Building and Development, Elliot School for

International Affairs, The George Washington University. 1994-2005: Director, Joint International MBA-MA Degree Programs, The George Washington University,

Washington D.C. Director of six joint Degree Programs: Joint International MBA-MA in International Investment and Trade Policy, Joint International MBA-MA in International Affairs, Joint International MBA-MA in European Studies, Joint International MBA-MA in Russian and East European Studies, Joint International MBA-MA in East Asian Studies, & Joint International MBA-MA in Latin American Studies.

1998-2002: Member, Executive Committee, Institute Of Global Management and Research, The George

Washington University, Washington D.C. 2001-2002 & 2006-2008: Vice-President of Membership, International Trade and Finance Association, USA. 1999-2003: Member of the Selection Committee and Reviewer, Senior Fulbright Scholar Program, (U.S.

Information Agency) for “Central Europe,” Washington D.C. 1998: Senior Research Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Dept. Of State, Education Division, Fulbright Program. 1996-1998: Member of the Review Board, International Trade Journal (Texas A&M University, USA) Research Specialization: Regional Financial Crisis Management International Finance European Union and Transition Economies Global and Emerging Financial Markets Central Banking, Global Wealth Management/International Portfolio Investment Economic Development in Emerging Markets Privatization and Financial Sector Development Corporate Governance, Global Competitiveness Middle East Economics and Islamic Finance Professional Journal Editor and Reviewer Editor, EU Research Center Working Paper Series, GWU (1998-current) Reviewer, International Trade Journal (Texas A&M University) (1996-current) Reviewer, Journal of International Business (JIBS) (1997-current) Reviewer, Middle Eastern and North African Economics Journal (2006-current). Reviewer, Thunderbird International Business Review (2010-current) Reviewer, Global Economy Quarterly (2005-current) Reviewer, Global Economy Journal (2004-current) Reviewer, Journal of Global Competitiveness (2003-current) Reviewer, Journal of Current Research in Global Business (2004-current) Reviewer, Journal of Global Business (2004-current) Reviewer, Competitiveness Forum (2003-current) Reviewer, Advances in Competitiveness Research (2003-current) Reviewer, American Consortium on European Studies Working Paper Series (2001-current)


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Professional & Academic Memberships American Economic Association (AEA) International Trade and Finance Association (IT&FA) (1990-current) European International Business Association (EIBA) (1990-current) Academy of International Business (AIB) (1990-current) European Community Studies Association (ECSA) (1997-current) American Competitiveness Society (ACS) (2003-current) Global Business Association (2004-current) Beta Gamma Sigma (1991-current) Japan International Business association (1990-2004) Affiliated Member, The Atlas Institute (1992-2004) Member, Institute of Bankers, London (1985-87) Other Professional Service Served as the Official Fulbright Host of the U.S. Dept. Of State, Education Division, Fulbright Program for visiting Senior Fulbright Research Scholar, Dr. Khangani Abdullayev from the National Bank of Azerbaijan, Monetary Policy Department (2007-08). Served as the Official Fulbright Host of the U.S. Dept. Of State, Education Division, Fulbright Program for visiting Senior Fulbright Research Scholar, Professor Vinh Danh), from Vietnam (2000-2001).

TEACHING POSITIONS

2005-current: Professor of International Affairs at the Middle East Program, Elliot School of International

Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C. 2005-current: Professor of International Finance/Business, International Business Department at the School of

Business and Professor of International Affairs at the Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

1998-2004: Associate and Tenured Professor of International Business/Finance, International Business

Department at the School of Business and Associate and Tenured Professor of International Affairs at the Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

1991-1998: Assistant Professor of International Business/Finance, International Business Department at the

School of Business and (1993-1998) Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

1990-1991: Visiting Associate Professor of International Business/Finance, International Business

Department, School of Business & Public Management


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Teaching Specialization:

International Finance/ International Business Finance Global and Emerging Financial Markets Central Banking Global Wealth Management/International Portfolio Investment Economic Development (Emerging and Developing Economies) Privatization and Financial Sector Development Corporate Governance, Global Competitiveness Regional Financial Crisis Management Middle East Economics (oil economies) and Islamic Banking/Finance European Union and Transition Economies

Class Teaching Experience:

Course title: “The World Economy” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “The World Economy and Multinational Enterprises” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “Global Financial Markets” (Executive MBA, Executive MS in Finance, Graduate and

Undergraduate level)

Course title: “The International Financial and Economic Environment” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “Foreign Exchange Trading Simulations And Trading Techniques” (Executive MBA, Executive

and MS in Finance level) Course title: “Money Market Trading Simulations And Trading Techniques” (Executive MBA, Executive and

MS in Finance level) Course title: “International Stock Portfolio Management Simulations and Trading Techniques” (Executive

MBA, Executive and MS in Finance level)

Course title: “New Global Competitive Frameworks” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “International Business Finance” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “Changes in The Global Economy” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “The European Community” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “International Monetary and Financial Issues” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “Role & Functions of Central Banks in the Global Economy” (Executive MBA, Graduate and

Undergraduate level) Course title: “Major Challenges For The World Economy” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate

level) Course title: “Global Managerial Economics” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)


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Course title: “The Changing World Community - International Executive MBA Residency In Paris and

Hungary” Course title: ”International Monetary Issues” (Executive MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate level)

Course title: “PhD (Doctoral) Colloquium on International Business” (PhD level)

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private Sector: 1989-current President and Managing Partner, International Consultants Group [an international financial

markets consulting company specializing in global private and public sector clients, international wealth management, and financial sector reform], Washington D.C.

1985-1987 International Foreign Exchange Trader and International Money Market Manager, Bank of

Credit & Commerce Internationalé, Bahrain (Middle East). Senior Trader for the Yen and Deutsche Mark foreign exchange desk. Senior Trader for the Yen money market desk, and Senior Trader for the Yen and Middle East swap market desk. Lead asset allocation manager and trader for all Yen, Deutsche Mark, and Saudi Riyal client portfolios.

1985-1987 Senior Project Finance Officer and Chief Project Bidding Coordinator and Negotiator,

Bucheery International Construction Company, Bahrain (Middle East). Designed project financing budgets and chief negotiator for all Bahrain government public projects. Estimated average size projects worth US$250 million.

1992-94 Associate Consultant, The Corporate Response Group Inc. - World-Wide Crisis Management

Services, Washington D.C., [servicing international oil and gas companies]. Advising and training oil and gas executives about oil and gas related financial market analysis, financial instruments and hedging techniques, crisis management, and other techniques to manage foreign exchange rate risk and minimizing stock market exposure during oil and gas shocks/crisis.

2001-2005 Financial Advisor/Consultant to Board of Directors, Thomas David McCloud and SeaTech Inc,

[an international open water port and marina resort developer], United Kingdom and Barbados. Designed and coordinated bridge financing for proposed projects in, for example, Spain, U.K., Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean). Chief financial negotiator for project financing and lead liaison with government investment boards. Estimated average size project US$400 million.

2002-current Member of Board of Directors, International Trade and Finance Association, U.S.


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Government Sector: 2009: Executive Program Trainer, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Foreign Exchange Division and

Jefe Dpto Gestión de Portafolios de Inversión. 1997-current: Senior Trainer/Lecturer, U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID) Funded Programs, [over

30+ training programs on International Financial Markets, Central Banking, International Business Finance, and International/Regional Economics], Washington D.C.

1997-1999: Trainer/Lecturer, U.S. Foreign Service Institute (FSI), European Division, U.S. Department of

State, Washington D.C.

1992-1993: Co-Director of the U.S. Government International Financial Training Program for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), U.S. Office of Management and Budget. [Designed, Developed, Implemented, and Senior Trainer for a US$ 1.2 million training program]. Washington D.C.

AWARDS & HONORS

2010: Awarded “Faculty of the Year” by the Board of Advisors for the School of Business, The George

Washington University, Washington D.C. “The Professor of International Business was honored for her outstanding commitment to students and the visibility she has brought to the School of Business. Her classes consistently receive the highest ratings from students, and her understanding of the 2008 financial crisis solidified her international business expertise (GWSB Newsletter, May 21, 2010).

2009: Recognized as a “Newsmaker” by the Dean’s Board of Advisors for the School of Business, The

George Washington University, Washington D.C. 2009: GW School of Business “GW business” magazine article recognition on EU Research Center’s research

accomplishments. The George Washington University, Washington D.C. 2006-07: Named the 2006 Douglas Y. Thomas Visiting Economist Series Keynote Speaker at Bradley University

and Caterpillar Inc. The Visiting Economist Series has featured seminars by economists including Milton Friedman, Robert Barro, Deidre McCloskey, James Buchanan, Douglas North. Title of the speech: "Oil and Arms: A Disastrous Environment for Economic Growth in the Middle East."

2004: Received “Best Paper Award” for “Global Corporate Governance?” at the 16th Annual Meeting of the

Association of Global Business, Cancun, Mexico, November 18-22, 2004. 2004 Oxford University Residency. Residency specialized on “World Economy and International Trade”, Oxford,

United Kingdom 2003: The George Washington University Undergraduate Teaching Award, The George Washington University,

Washington D.C. 2002: The George Washington University Graduate Faculty of the Year Award, MBA Association, The George

Washington University, Washington D.C. 2001: The George Washington University Graduate Teaching Award in International Business, The George

Washington University, Washington D.C.


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2001: The George Washington University Graduate Faculty of the Year Award, MBA Association, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

2001: Received “Award for Outstanding Support of The International Trade and Finance Association”. 2000: Named one of The George Washington University’s (GWU) “Bright, Up-And Coming Professors” by

GWU Board of Trustees, GWU Office of University Relations. Named in the GWU Board Of Trustees Investor Report, Washington D.C.

2000: Named as one of the five George Washington University School of Business “Distinguished Faculty”.

Named in The George Washington University School of Business Centerpiece Magazine, Washington D.C. 1999: Received the World Leaders Millennium Symposium Committee’s (ICS, LLC Millennium Group)

“Distinguished Participant Award” for Outstanding Contribution to Global Education. 1998: Senior Research Fulbright Scholar Award, U.S. Department of State, Education Division, U.S.

Fulbright Program, “Financial Sector/Economic Development and Financial Crisis Management in South/East Asia”. [six month research grant on site in London and Pakistan], Washington D.C.

1998: The George Washington University Bender Teaching Award, [University-wide award for teaching

excellence], Washington D.C. 1998: Received the “First Annual Outstanding George Washington University Women of the Year Award”,

Washington D.C. 1993: Beta Gamma Sigma Award [scholastic honor society for excellence in business recognized by the

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).]. 2002, 2003, & 2005: Nominated three times for The George Washington University Trachtenberg Teaching Prize [University-wide award for teaching excellence]. 2005: Nominated for the Bender Teaching Award. 2008, 2010: Nominated for PhD Faculty Member of the Year- Peter Vaill Award.

RESEARCH AWARDS/GRANTS United States Grants: 2007: The George Washington University GAMOW Research Grant Award. Award for University

sponsored research (US$4,500 grant). Washington D.C. 2003: The George Washington University Center For The Study of Globalization Research Grant Award for

“Global Competition Policy: Winners, Losers and Limitations – Part 2” (US$ 36,812 grant). Grant Principal. Washington D.C.

2002: The George Washington University Center For The Study of Globalization Research Grant Award for

“Global Competition Policy: Winners, Losers and Limitations – Part 1” (US$ 36,812 grant). Grant Principal. Washington D.C.


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1998: Senior Research Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, Education Division, U.S. Fulbright Program, “Financial Sector/Economic Development and Financial Crisis Management in South/East Asia - Pakistan”. [six month research grant on site in Pakistan], Washington D.C.

1998: The George Washington University (GWU) President’s Office and School of Business Research Seed

Funding for the establishment of GWU European Union Research Center. (US$ 50,000) Grant Principal and Director. Washington D.C.

1997: The George Washington University's School of Business Summer Competitive Research Grant

Award for Faculty Research & Professional Development. (US$ 10,000), Washington D.C. 1996: The George Washington University's School of Business Summer Competitive Research Grant

Award for Faculty Research & Professional Development. (US$ 10,000), Washington D.C. 1995 The George Washington University's School of Business Summer Competitive Research Grant

Award for Faculty Research & Professional Development. (US$ 10,000), Washington D.C. 1994: The George Washington University's School of Business Summer Competitive Research Grant

Award for Faculty Research & Professional Development. (US$ 9,000),Washington D.C. 1993: The George Washington University's School of Business Summer Competitive Research Grant

Award for Faculty Research & Professional Development. (US$ 8,000), Washington D.C. European Grants: 2010: European Union Commission Grant Award. “The European Union Center of Excellence Award.”

[European Union Research Center-ACES Euro 100,000 (US$ 144,000) grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium. (Grant begins September 1, 2010)

2009: European Union Commission Grant Award. “The European Union Center of Excellence Award.”

[European Union Research Center-ACES Euro 100,000 (US$ 144,000) grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium. (Grant begins September 1, 2009)


[European Union Research Center-ACES Euro 300,000 (US$ 435,000) 3-year grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium. (Grant begins September 1, 2008)


[European Union Research Center-ACES Euro 100,000 (US$ 145,000) grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium.







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2003: European Union Commission Grant Award. “The Establishment of EU Centers in the United States”. [European Union Research Center-ACES euro 150,000 (US$ 217,500) grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium.

2002: European Union Commission Grant Award. “The Establishment of EU Centers in the United States”.

[European Union Research Center-ACES euro 125,000 (US$ 181,250) grant.] GWU Grant Principal and Director. Brussels, Belgium.

2002: European Union Commission Grant Award. Research Seed ACES Grant [euro 2,250 (US$ 3,200 grant),

Brussels, Belgium. 2002: European Union Commission Grant Award. Media Video Lecture ACES Grant [euro 1,500 (US$ 2,000)

grant]. Topics: “The Euro, What's Next? and "EU Enlargement Dilemmas?”, Brussels, Belgium. 2001: European Union Commission Grant Award. “The Establishment of EU Centers in the United States”.

[grant received through the American Consortium for European Studies in Washington D.C. (ACES). I am one of the founders of ACES and am the GWU Grant Principal and Director. [European Union Research Center-ACES euro 100,000 (US$ 145,000) grant.] Brussels, Belgium.

1999: European Union Commission Grant Award. “Euro Educational Grants Activities in the , U.S Research

Grant” [euro 1,500 (US$ 18,125 grant]. Topic: An Analysis of the Euro”, Brussels, Belgium.

PUBLICATIONS BOOKS: Corruption and the Persian Gulf (with Hossein Askari, N. Arfaa), Edward Elgar Publishers, Massachusetts, forthcoming 2010. European Global Trade And Finance (edited), The International Trade and Finance Association, 2002.

Europe And The New Global Economy Vol. I1 (edited), The International Trade and Finance Association, 2001. Europe And The New Global Economy Vol. 1 (edited), The International Trade and Finance Association, 2001. The Quest For Stable Exchange Rate Systems For The Next Millennium (edited). Series in International Business & Finance. Special Guest Editor. essays by Nobel Laureate, IMF officials, European Union and US officials and academics. New York: JAI Press, 1999. Book reviewed by Journal of Economic Literature. For list of contributors see below. Financial Crisis Management in Regional Blocs (edited): essays by current & former vice-prime ministers, Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors of Argentina, Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France, Kuwait & the Czech Republic. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998. Book reviewed by IMKB: Istanbul Menkul Kiymetler Borsasi. For list of contributors see below.

The Path to European Economic and Monetary Union, (foreword by Sir Alan Walters, former U.K. Prime Minister


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Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s Chief Economic Advisor) Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. Book reviewed by University of Oxford and International Affairs Journal.

Financial Crisis Management in Regional Blocs (edited),1998 Dr. Hossein Askari (Professor of International Finance at GWU) Dr. Professor Age F. P. Bakker (Deputy Director of the Nederlansche Bank) Dr. Lajos Bokros (former Finance Minister of Hungary). André de Lattre (former Vice Governor of the Banque de France). Dr. Roque B. Fernandez (Argentine Minister of Finance). Dr. Daniel Gros (Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Economic Policy Programme at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), former IMF Senior economist) Dr. Arend J. Kapteyn (Economist, Central Bank of the Netherlands) Dr. Philippe Maystadt (Vice-Prime Minister and former Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Trade, Belgium). Dr. Frederic S. Mishkin (former Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Associate Economist to the Federal Open Market Committee). Dr. Franco Modigliani (Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT and the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science.) Jacob Nell (Assistant Editor of Central Banking.) Dr. Roberto Rinaldi (head of the Monetary Analysis Office in the Monetary and Financial Sector at the Bank of Italy). Dr. Howard Reed (Special Counsel for Finance & Investment Policy to the USTR, the Executive Office of the President, Clinton Administration) Salem Abdul Aziz Al-Sabah (Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait). Dr. Carlo Santini (Central Manager for Economic Research, Bank of Italy) Dr. Liliana Schumacher, J.D. (Assistant Professor of International Finance at George Washington University) Dr. Dr. h.c. Professor Hans Tietmeyer (President of the Deutsche Bundesbank) Dr. Josef Tosovsky (Governor of the Czech Central Bank). Kasper Villiger (Head of the Federal Finance Department, (Finance Minister) Switzerland). Sir Alan Walters (former Chief Economic Advisor for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and currently Vice-Chairman of AIG International)

The Quest For Stable Exchange Rate Systems For The Next Millennium (edited),1999. Dr. Hossein Askari (is Ayramar Professor of International Business, GWU) Dr. C. Fred Bergsten (Director of the Institute for International Economics, Washington D.C.) Dr. Bruce F. Duncombe (former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Office of Investment Affairs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs) Dr. Antonio Fazio (Governor, Bank of Italy; Chairman of the Italian Foreign Exchange Office.) Dr. Joseph Pelzman (Professor of Economics, GWU) Mr. Peter J. Quirk (IMF’s Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department). Dr. Dominick Salvatore (Distinguished Professor & Chairman of the Dept. of Economics, Fordham University) Niels Thygesen (Danske Bank Professor of International Economics at the University of Copenhagen and Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Unit. He served on the Delors Committee on Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), 1988-89.) Dr. Paul A. Volcker (former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) Sir Alan Walters (former Chief Economic Advisor for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s and is currently Vice-Chairman of AIG International)

SELECTED REFERRED ARTICLES “Islamicity Index (I2): How Islamic Are Islamic Countries?” Global Economy Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 2, May 2010. “Obama Administration And The U.S. Financial Crisis”. Global Economy Journal, Vol. 10 : Issue 1, March 2010. “Globalization of Islamic Finance Law”. Wisconsin International Law Journal, Vol 25, No. 4, Winter 2008 (referred) (35 pages).


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“The Transformation of European Corporate Governance: A Case of Germany and France” (with F. Perry), Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 5 June 2008. “Can Financial Institutional Investor’s Legally Safeguard American Stockholders?” NYU Journal of Law and Business, NYU Law School, Summer 2006 (46 pages). “Globalization and Effects on the Convergence Of Corporate Governance Systems” Journal of Global Business, Vo. 17, No. 33, Spring 2006, (with F. Perry) (31 pages). “Globalization of Boardrooms: The Convergence of Global Corporate Governance” (with F. Perry). Global Economy Journal IT&FA Conference Proceedings, Summer 2006 (20 pages). “Are New Rules Of Law Needed For U.S. Corporate Governance?” International Business Law Journal, Vol. 6, Fall 2004 (78 pages). “Faut-il adopter de nouvelles règles de droit en matiere de gouvernance des des entreprises aux Etats-Unis?”La Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales / RDAI, Numéro 6., de l'année 2004 (numérotage des pages 78). “American Hegemony: If Not Us Then Who?”, Connecticut Journal of International Law, Vol. 19, No. 2, University of Connecticut Law School, Hartford, Connecticut, Spring 2004 (24 pages).

“Trucking Laws In Mexico And Changes After NAFTA: A Paradigm For The FTAA?”, (with F. Perry), Transportation Law Journal, Vol. 31, 2 Spring 2004 (59 pages). [Journal ranked in top 10% of most-cited legal periodicals in U.S. and selected non-U.S.] “The Global Convergence Of Corporate Governance Systems: Is It Really Happening?” ” (with F. Perry), Journal of Current Research in Global Business, Fall 2004. “The Changing European Corporate Governance Landscape”, Economic Review: Europa Forum, Budapest University of Science, Spring 2004. [The journal is sponsored by the EU Commission.] "Corporate Governance Developments in the European Union and Their Impact on Competitiveness," Competitiveness Forum, Fall 2003. “Euro Changeover Costs for International Banks”, in The Global Economy At The Turn of the Century, (editors) Meric Gulser and Ilhan Gulser, London: Elsevier Science, Ltd., 2000. Book Review: Globalization and Regionalization: Strategies, Policies and Economic Environments by Peter Buckley, Jean-Louis Mucchtellu and Victor Cordell. For the International Trade Journal, Spring 2000. “Central and East European Trade Reorientation and FDI Flows: Preparation for EU Membership”, The International Trade Journal, (with G.P. Lauter), Summer 1999.

“The Euro's Impact On The European Union Financial Markets And Banks” , in Research in International Business and Finance, Volume XIV, (pp. 211-243), 1999.

“The Euro as a Global Investment Currency” in Banking in the European Union, (editor) Irene Finel-Honnigman (Dept. of Commerce), New York: JAI Press, 1999. “The EU Expansion to Baltic, Central Europe, and Mediterranean Regions”, Business and The Contemporary


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World, Vol. X(3), 487-510, (with G.P. Lauter), Summer/Fall 1998. “The Euro as a Global Trade Currency”, International Trade Journal, Vol. XII, No.1. pp.20. Spring 1998. “The EMU and its Euro: Promise and Reality”, Business and The Contemporary World, (with H. Askari), September 1997. “The Expansion of the European Union to the East: Issues and Problems”, Europa Forum, Budapest: The Society for an Integrated Europe, (with G.P. Lauter), [The journal is sponsored by the EU Commission.] Fall 1997. “The Impact of the Euro on the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen as Major International Trade, Investment and Reserve Currencies”, in Khosrow Fatemi (ed), International Business in the New Millennium, Vol.1., Laredo, Texas A&M International University, 1997. "Prospects for EMU in the Aftermath of the ERM Crisis", in, Contemporary Working Papers in International Trade and Finance, Anthony Scaperlanda (ed), 1995.

"Japan in the 1990's and Beyond: An Economy in Transition." The American Asian Review. Vol.XII, No.3, Fall 1994.

"The Dilemmas of European Monetary Integration" in International Finance in the New World Order; edited Peter Gray and Sandra Richard. New York: Pergamon Press, 1994.

"EuroFed, Back to the Future", Journal of Commerce, June 23, 1991.

"Blueprint for a European Central Bank", Journal of Commerce, January 29, 1991.

Sections in OECD Study –Third World Debt and Financial Innovations; A Case of Chile & Mexico by Hossein Askari; OECD Publications, Paris, 1991.

"Japanese Financial Deregulation" in the second edition of the book The Internationalization of the Japanese Economy by Peter Lauter and C. Higashi; 1990.

Book Review: Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal, and Abbas Mirakhor, Globalization and Islamic Finance, John Wiley & Sons, 2010. Research In-Progress: “Globalization Of Islamic Finance: Myth Or Reality?” (with F. Perry) submitted to the Columbia Law Review.

"Corruption: The View From The Persian Gulf" (with H. Askari and N. Arfaa) submitted to the International Journal of Middle East Studies, February 2010.

“An Economic IslamicityIndex (EI2)” (with H. Askari) resubmitted to the Journal for Social, Political and Economic Studies, April 2010.


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“The Impact of Corruption on the Development of Latin American Oil and Gas Dependent Countries” (with F. Perry and K. Dairabayeva), to be submitted to The Journal of Business Ethics in August 2010.

“Is There A Role For Islamic Banking in the Restructuring of the Global Financial Architecture?” (with F. Perry). To be submitted to The Global Economy Journal in August 2010.

“The Post-Crisis Euro: A European Advantage or Albatross?” with S. Hutson to be submitted to Global Economy Journal in Sept 2010. “Saudi Arabia’s Fatal Policy Error-a common mistake?” (with D. Cohen) submitted to The Middle East Studies Journal in Sept 2010. “The Dubai Model: A New Paradigm for Growth and Investment Strategies for Oil-Based Economies - Case Study Eurasia" (with K. Dairabayeva) be submitted to Global Economy Journal in Sept 2010.

“Income Disparity: A Determinant The Inward Flow Of FDI?” (with J. Campino) to be submitted to Journal of Economic Development in August 2010.

“The Development of an Islamic Banking and Finance Performance Index” (A. Kulathunga) to be submitted to The British Journal of Middle East Studies in October 2010.

“Foreign Exchange Asset Class Reallocations for Global Wealth Management Following the U.S. Financial Crisis”, (with S. Nasypbek) to be submitted to Journal of International Money and Finance in Sept 2010.

“Is Globalization of Corporate Governance Law Occurring?” (with F. Perry) to be submitted in the Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control in August 2010.

“Foreign Exchange: A New Asset Class In Portfolio Management– Are Hedge Funds Outperforming Conventional Banks?” (with S. Nasypbek) to be submitted to Risk Journal in Sept 2010.

“The Institutional Problems of the Eurozone” with Paul Menter (GW ESIA undergraduate student) to be submitted to Global Economy Journal in November 2010.

SELECTED REFERRED CONFERENCE PAPERS “Institutional Environment in Oil and Gas Dependent Countries” (with K. Dairabayeva), Institutions, Governance, and CSR Session, Annual International Conference of the Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro Diego, Brazil, June 25-29, 2010. “The Necessity to Standardize Shari’ah Boards in Islamic Banking,” (with F. Perry) Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Las Vegas, USA, May 23-26, 2010. “Review of the Obama Administration's International Financial Policies” for paper Panel on “Round Table on Evaluating the Obama Administration's International Trade and Financial Policies in 2009”, Annual Meeting Allied Social Science Associations, Atlanta, January 3-5, 2010.


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"The Dubai Model: A New Paradigm for Growth and Investment Strategies for Oil-Based Economies - Case Study Eurasia" (with K. Dairabayeva), Emerging Market Economies Competitive Session, Annual International Conference of the Academy of International Business, San Diego, CA, June 27-30, 2009. “The Role of Islamic Banking in the Restructuring of the Global Financial Architecture”, (with F. Perry) 19th Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in China, May 2009 (conference paper excepted and proceedings published, conference postponed). “Islamic Finance and the Global Crisis" Institute for Middle East Studies, Conference on “The Contemporary Gulf,” Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., April 14, 2009. “The Impact of The U.S. Financial Crisis on Middle East Financial Markets” for paper Panel on “Round Table on Regionalism”, Annual Meeting Allied Social Science Associations, San Francisco, January 3-5, 2009. (Other panelist: Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University and Max Kreinin, University of Michigan). (Paper was distributed and discussed by panel chair). “Using the Dubai Model’s Oil-Based Growth and Investment Strategy for Kazakhstan” (with K. Dairabayeva), Central Eurasian Studies Society, 9th Annual International Conference, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., September 18-21, 2008. “Middle East Economic, Social and Political Development Gauged By Islamic Standards: The Making Of An Islamicity Index “I2”, (with H. Askari), Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Lisbon, Portugal, May 21-24, 2008. “Is The “Dubai Model” A New Paradigm For Growth and Investment Strategies For Oil-Based Economies: Case Study Eurasia” (with K. Dairabayeva), Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Lisbon, Portugal, May 21-24, 2008.

“Globalization Of Islamic Finance: Myth Or Reality?” (with F. Perry), Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Lisbon, Portugal, May 21-24, 2008.

“Middle East Economic Development and Integration in the Global Economy” for Panel on “Issues In Globalization”, Annual Meeting Allied Social Science Associations,

New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4-6, 2008. (Other panelist: Anne Krueger, Max Kreinin, Andrew F. Brimmer, Dominick Salvatore).

“Global Standard for Islamic Banking Law”, (with F. Perry) .Annual Meeting of the Association of Global Business, Washington DC, November 15-18, 2007. “Measuring the Degree of Economic Success in Islamic Countries: The Development of An Economic IslamicityIndex (EI2)”, Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Miami, May 2007. “Implications Of The U.S. Current Account Deficit: Does The Trade Deficit Matter?” Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Miami, May 2007. “Economic Failure in the Middle East: The Oil Curse”. Paper presented at Bradley University (Illinois) as a University Keynote lecture to faculty, student, and alumni. April 2006. "Oil and Arms: A Disastrous Environment for Economic Growth in the Middle East." Paper presented as part of the 2006-07 Douglas Y. Thomas Visiting Economist Series Keynote Speech at Bradley University and Caterpillar Inc. April 2006.


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“Islamic Banking/Finance Law”. Wisconsin International Law Journal Symposium on “Islamic Finance Law”, University of Wisconsin Law School. Title of Paper: March 2007. “Economic Islamicity Index (EI2)”, (with Hossein Askari) Middle East Economic Association Annual International Conference, Dubai, March 2007. “Are Terrorism, Unemployment, Education and Growth Linked in Middle East?” Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Lodz, Poland, May 2006. “The Euro Dilemma.”. ASSA - Allied Social Science Associations, Boston, MA, January 6-8, 2006.

“Forecasting The Euro: A New Approach.” (with S. Nasypbek). ASSA - Allied Social Science Associations, Boston, MA, January 6-8, 2006.

“The Convergence of Global Corporate Governance” (with F. Perry).Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Istanbul, Turkey, May 2005.

“Turkish Apparels Exporter’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Strategic Preparations for a Quota-Free World” (with R. Riddle). Annual International Conference of The International Finance and Trade Association (IT&FA) in Istanbul, Turkey, May 11-15, 2005.

“EURO: The European Albatross.”, International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Istanbul, Turkey, May 11-15, 2005. “Global Corporate Governance?” 16th Annual Meeting of the Association of Global Business, Cancun, Mexico, November 18-22, 2004. Received “Best Paper Award”. "Rule of Law and Stockholders," American Society For Competitiveness (ASC) Conference, Annual International Conference, Virginia, October 14-16, 2004. “Legal Traditions Impact On Corporate Governance, External Financing And Performance: An EU-U.S. Comparison” International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, San Antonio, Texas, May 2004. "European Corporate Governance Developments & Competitiveness," American Society For Competitiveness (ASC) Conference, Annual International Conference, Virginia, October 9-11, 2003. “The European Union Perspective on American Hegemony”, Connecticut Law School International Symposium on “American Hegemony”, October 2003. “EU-U.S. Corporate Governance and Competition Policy”, International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Vassa, Finland, May 2003. “Rule of Law–The Revolution That Wasn’t And Can Not Be”, (with J. Pelzman) International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Vassa, Finland, May 2003.

"The Euro’s Impact On Global Banking", International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2002 “The Euro: Key Issues”, (poster session) Annual Academy of International Business Conference, Puerto Rico, June 2002. "The Euro and Impact on Financial Markets", International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association,, Washington D.C., May 2001.


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"The Euro’s Performance And Impact On Global Financial Markets", International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association,, Montpellier, France, May 2000. “Euro’s Impact On EU And U.S. International Financial Markets And Their (Public-Private) Participants”, International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Casablanca, Morocco, May 1999. "Euro Changeover Costs for International Banks" International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 1998. “Europe and Globalization”, Coping with Globalization Conference, Indiana University & Purdue University, Virginia, July 1998. “The Impact of the Euro on the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen as Major International Trade, Investment and Reserve Currencies.” International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Atlantic City, O’Porto, Portugal, May 1997. "The Fiscal Policy Implications of European Monetary Union", Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association; Washington D.C., January 1996. "Prospects for EMU in the Aftermath of the ERM Crisis", Annual International Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Washington D.C., Jan. 1995. "Consequences of the Maastricht Treaty (European Macroeconomics)”, Annual International Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association; Miami, May 1993. "Challenges Facing International Business in the 1990s". Annual International Conference of the Academy of International Business, Miami. Oct. 1991. "Economic and Political Policy Dilemmas of the European Economic and Monetary Union". Annual International Conference of the European International Business Association, Madrid, Dec. 1990. "The Changing Japanese Economy”, Annual International Conference of the Academy of International Business, Singapore, Nov. 1989. SELECTED WORKING PAPERS SERIES "Eurasia: A New Paradigm for Growth and Investment Strategies for Oil-Based Economies" (with K. Dairabayeva), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2010. “Institutional development in Oil and Gas Dependent Countries” (with K. Dairabayeva), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2009.

“The U.S. International Financial Policies And The Dollar And Euro” , EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2009. “The Current Global Financial Crisis”, EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2009.

“The Role of Islamic Banking in the Restructuring of the U.S. and EU Financial Architecture”, (with F. Perry) EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2009.


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“Islamic Finance and the U.S. and European Financial Crisis", EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2009. "The Dubai Model: A New Paradigm for Growth and Investment Strategies for Oil-Based Economies - Case Study Eurasia" (with K. Dairabayeva), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2008. “The Impact of The U.S. Financial Crisis on European and Middle East Financial Markets” EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2008. “Using the Dubai Model’s Oil-Based Growth and Investment Strategy for Kazakhstan” (with K. Dairabayeva), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2008. “Is The “Dubai Model” A New Paradigm For Growth and Investment Strategies For Oil-Based Economies: Case Study Eurasia” (with K. Dairabayeva), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2008.

“Spread Of Islamic Finance in U.S. and European Financial Markets: Myth Or Reality?” (with F. Perry), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2008.

“Middle East Economic Development and Integration into the West”, EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series

, Fall 2008.

“Global Standard (U.S., EU and BIS) for Islamic Banking Law” (with F. Perry). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2008. “Implications Of The U.S. Current Account Deficit: Does The Trade Deficit Matter to the EU?” EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2008. “The Transformation of European Corporate Governance: A Case of Germany and France” (with F. Perry), EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2008. “Is Globalization of Corporate Governance Law Occurring?” (with F. Perry). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2006.

“The Changing Nature of Foreign Exchange as an Asset Class: Euro and Dollar.” (with S. Nasypbek). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Spring 2007. “The Euro: An European Economic Advantage?” Global Economy Journal, EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2006. “Globalization and Effects on the Convergence Of Corporate Governance Systems”, EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2005. “The Convergence of Global Corporate Governance” (with F. Perry). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2005. “Turkish Apparels Exporter’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Strategic Preparations for a Quota-Free World” (with R. Riddle). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Summer 2005. “The Euro Albatross.” EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, Fall 2005. “Can Financial Institutional Investor’s Legally Safeguard American Stockholders?” EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series, 2nd ed, Spring 2006. “Forecasting The Euro: A New Approach.” (with S. Nasypbek). EU Research Center Occasional Paper Series,


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Spring 2006. “The Transition of European Corporate Governance: Case of Germany and France” (with F. Perry) ACES Working Paper Series,, May 2004. “The Euro Dilemma”, EURC Occasional Paper Series No.139, Summer 2004. “Competitiveness and Corporate Governance in the EU”, The GW Center For The Study Of Globalization Working Paper Series, GWCSG, Spring 2004. “Changing Corporate Governance And Competition Polices In The European Union”, The GW Center For The Study Of Globalization Working Paper Series, GWCSG, Spring 2004. “EU-US Banana War: A Case Study On Global Competition Policy”, The GW Center For The Study Of Globalization Working Paper Series, GWCSG, Spring 2004. “International Standards Organization: A Case Study On Global Competition Policy”, The GW Center For The Study Of Globalization Working Paper Series, GWCSG, Spring 2004. “Legal Traditions Impact On Corporate Governance, External Financing And Performance: An EU-U.S. Comparison,” ACES Working Paper Series, April 2004. "Corporate Governance Developments in the European Union And Their Impact on Competitiveness," ACES Working Paper Series, October 2003. "European Corporate Governance Developments & Competitiveness," ACES Working Paper Series,, Sept, 2003. “The European Union Perspective on American Hegemony”, ACES Working Paper Series,, September 2003. “Globalization and the Corporate Governance Structure of the U.S., EU, and Japan”, EURC Occasional Paper Series No.68: Fall 2003. “EU-U.S. Corporate Governance and Competition Policy”, ACES Working Paper Series, April 2003. “Rule of Law–The Revolution That Wasn’t And Can Not Be”, (with J. Pelzman) ACES Working Paper Series, February 2003. “The Impact of The Euro on Global Financial Markets?” EURC Occasional Paper Series No.46, May 2002. “The Euro: Key Issues?,” ACES Working Paper Series, May 2002. “The Euro: What Now in 2002?” EURC Occasional Paper Series No.34, March 2002. "The Euro’s Impact on Global Banking", ACES Working Paper Series, March 2002 "The Euro and Impact on Financial Markets", EURC Occasional Paper Series, April 2001. "The Euro’s Performance And Impact On Global Financial Markets", EURC Occasional Paper Series, March 2000. “Euro Changeover Costs for International Banks”, EURC Occasional Paper Series, December 2000. “The Euro as a Global Investment Currency” EURC Occasional Paper Series, October 1999.


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“Euro’s Impact On EU And U.S. International Financial Markets And Their (Public-Private) Participants”, EURC Occasional Paper Series, July 1999. “The EU Expansion to Baltic, Central Europe and Mediterranean Regions”, (with G. P. Lauter), Working Paper Series No. 97, School of Business and Public Management, GWU, 1998. "Euro Changeover Costs for International Banks" EURC Occasional Paper Series, January 1998. “Europe and Globalization”, Coping with Globalization Conference, EURC Occasional Paper Series, July 1998. “The Impact of the Euro on the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen as Major International Trade, Investment and Reserve Currencies”, EURC Occasional Paper Series, December 1997. Selected Conference Panel Chairs: May 2009: Panel Chair, “Socio-Economic Issues” International Annual Conference of The International

Trade and Finance Association, Beijing, China. [conference postponed] May 2008: Panel Chair, “Currency Issues” International Annual Conference of The International Trade and

Finance Association, Lisbon, Portugal. May 2006: Key Note Panelist , “Implications of the U.S. Current Account Deficit: Does the Trade Deficit

Matter?” International Annual Conference of The International Trade and Finance Association, Lodz, Poland.

October 2006: Panel Chair & Discussant. “Islamic Law and its Application”. Middle East Studies Association

(MESA), Boston, Massachusetts. March 2007: Panel Chair & Discussant. “Middle East Financial Markets”. Middle East Economic Association

(MEEA), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. May 2006: Panel Chair, “European Issues” International Annual Conference of The International Trade and

Finance Association, Lodz, Poland, May 2006. May 2005: Panel Chair, “Economic Development and Regional Issues” International Annual Conference of

The International Trade and Finance Association, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2005. May 2004: Panel Chair, “EU.-U.S. Relations”, International Annual Conference of The International Trade

and Finance Association, San Antonio, Texas, May 2004. April 2003: Panel Chair, “Serbia-Montenegro Future Economic Prospects Conference,” Management

Science Dept. and the Central & East European Foreign Scholars Association. Dec. 1995: Panel Chair, Middle East Studies Program, The George Washington University', "Middle East Stock

Markets: Investing and Financing Opportunities (IFC, World Bank)." Washington D.C. Oct. 1993: Panel Chair, OPIC's International Financial Training Program, Seminar on "The Changing Role of

Multilateral Development Banks - EBRD", Washington D.C. Nov. 1992: Panel Chair, "Trade Integration in Asia" at the European International Business Association


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Annual Conference, Brussels. June 1992: Panel Chair, "Financial and Trade Integration" at the Annual Conference at the Academy of

International Business-North Eastern US, Baltimore, MD. March 1992: Panel Chair, The George Washington University's M.B.A. Special Speaker Series; topic:

"International Business in Central and Eastern Europe", Washington D.C. Selected Government Sector, Foundations, and Multilateral Agency Speaker: June 2, 2010: Featured Speaker on a panel for the seventh Annual Conference of our Center on the United

States and Europe (CUSE) on “From the Lisbon Treaty to the Eurozone Crisis: A New Beginning or the Unraveling of Europe? The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

April 14-15, 2010: Participated and spoke at the 3rd Transatlantic Economic Dialogue, “After the Crisis:

Consequences for Companies and Economic Governance”, Johns Hopkins University SAIS and BMW Stiftung Hert Quandt.

November 4, 2009: Luncheon discussant with His Excellency, Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo, Ambassador of

Spain to the U.S. to discuss the challenges of the internationalization of Spanish universities in the presence of the creation of the European Space of Higher Education.

June 11, 2009: Featured Speaker on a panel, “Economic Crisis, Political Rebound: The State of the European

Union in 2009,” jointly hosted by the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution (CUSE) and the Heinreich Boll Foundation, Washington D.C.

May 7, 2009: Special guest to the Italian American Congressional Delegation and the National Italian

American Foundation special policy address in the U.S. Congress by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini on “Italy in the Global Outlook.”

April 14, 2009: Speaker on a panel, “Political Economy Of The Contemporary Persian Gulf States” for 1he

Conference on “Politics and Society in the Contemporary Gulf", hosted by The Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington D.C.

January 2009: Inaugural Speaker for the 2009 Aspen Institute Congressional Program Breakfast Speaker Series,

“The Current International Financial Crisis and the American Role." U.S. Senate Capital Building, (Participation is limited to members of Congress only. No lobbyists, congressional staff or outside observers are permitted.)

April 11, 2008: Rebuttal Speaker for Turkish Minister Of Economics. “Recent Developments In Emerging

Markets And Where Does Turkey Stand” at the World Bank-IMF, American Turkish Association, GWU sponsored Conference on the “New Outlook Of Turkish Financial Markets In The Global Financial World”.

Sept 2007: U.S. Senate, Congressional Speech: “Is the American Economy Unduly

Influenced by Foreign Sovereign Wealth Funds?” U.S. Senate Capital Building, Congressional speech.

March 2006. Speaker for Global Workshop Panel (with World Bank) for NCRC Annual Conference on


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“Economic Injustice: The Ongoing Hurricane.” (non-governmental agency for economic justice and fair access to credit, capital and financial services). Panel: “Balancing the Banking System: Bank Models for Serving the Poor”. Washington D.C.

Dec 2006: Speaker: Invited to be the 2006 Douglas Y. Thomas Visiting Economist Series Speaker at

Bradley University – sponsored by Caterpillar Inc. The Visiting Economist Series has featured seminars by economists including Milton Friedman, Robert Barro, Deidre McCloskey, James Buchanan, Douglas North. Title of the speech: "Oil and Arms: A Disastrous Environment for Economic Growth in the Middle East."

Dec 14, 2006: Invited Expert Participant: The Atlantic Council of the U.S. Program on Transatlantic

Relations, “The European Economy: Challenges and Future Prospects” (co-sponsored with the Washington Delegation of the European Commission, the U.S. National Intelligence Council, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States),Washington DC.

Nov 2005: Co-Sponsored EU Research Center and Homeland Security Policy Institute Event with

Italian Embassy and Deputy Finance Minister on the “Challenges of Economic Reform in Europe.” Speaker on Panel with Italian Deputy Finance Minister (Dr. Mario Baldassarri) at the Homeland Security Policy Institute on “Challenges of Economic Reform in Europe.” November 7, 2005.

Nov 2005: Speaker, for ESIA Annual U.S. Congressional Conference “Governing in the Global Age”.

Speech title: “Understanding the International Financial System.” Nov 2005: Speaker at the Globalization Conference for U.S. Congressional members, Washington D.C. Oct 2005 Director and organizer of International Conference Workshop for World Bank and GWU

faculty titled “Time-distance Analysis: New Economic Methods for Comparing Regions, Countries, and Organizations.” October 25, 2005. Sponsored by EU Research Center and ACES.

August 2004: Invited Speaker, Oxford University Roundtable on “International Trade”, sponsored by GWU

President’s Office and School of Business Dean’s Office. Oxford, U.K.

June 2004: Speaker at the Globalization Conference for U.S. Congressional members, Washington D.C.

Sept 2002: Speaker for Eastern Trade Council Executive Symposium: “Expanding Northeast Exports In A Changing Global Marketplace”, US Export Trade Council, New York. Topic: “Plenary Session: Global Financial and Economic Trends Impacting Trade” (34 U.S. Congressional members).

July 2002: Speaker at the Globalization Conference for U.S. Congressional members, Washington D.C. February 2002: Speaker at the Globalization Conference for U.S. Congressional members, Washington D.C.. March 2001: Speaker at the Globalization Conference for U.S. Congressional members, Washington D.C. Dec 2000: Invited Round Table Discussant, (sponsored by GWU President’s Office), for “Globalization of

Competition Policy”. Conference hosted by the Ditchly Foundation, United Kingdom. July 1999: Round Table Discussant, U.S. Department of State – Office of Russian and European Analysis

and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, “Workshop on the European Union”, Washington D.C.


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February 1999: University Lecturer for Department of Education - Europe Sponsored Program at University of North Florida, on “The European Union Confronts its Future”.

January 1999: Round Table Discussant, U.S. Department of State and National Intelligence Council

Conference on the “European Union’s Big Three: New Leaders, New Dynamics?” , Washington D.C. April –July 1998: Speaker/Lecturer for three week long seminars on “Russian Financial Sector Development” to

GASPROM Russian Oil and Gas Executives, USAID-IBS, Washington DC. Feb 1998: Speaker at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), “The Euro’s Impact on Global

Financial Markets”, US-ITC Economics Seminar Series, Washington DC. 1997-1999: Speaker/Lecturer for U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute on “The European

Union, the Euro, and the World Economy”, U.S. State Department, Washington D.C. CONFERENCES ORGANIZED April 2004: Conference Director. Organized and lead a major International Research Conference on “The

Euro: Two Years Later”, (138 participants); speakers from the IMF, World Bank, European Central Bank, EU Commission, U.S. Treasury, and Woodrow Wilson Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and Georgetown University, & GWU SBPM & ESIA faculty and students. Please note 26 undergraduate students presented papers.

December 2007: Organized, arranged and fully sponsored seminar workshop on "Oil Wealth and Sustainable

Development: The Case of Azerbaijan" held at GWU, Washington DC. May 2001: Conference Director. Organized and hosted the 11th International Trade and Finance

Association Annual International Conference, titled: “Europe and the New Global Economy”, Washington D.C., May 2001. (145 participants from 27 different countries).

SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES AND INTERVIEWS

RECENT TV shows Appearances

“Colbert Report”, Comedy Central, “Greece Wither Soon”, May 10, 2010.

Voice of America News Show, for “Money in Motion” segment, Washington D.C. “Islamic Banking”, April 28, 2010.

“Colbert Report”, Comedy Central, “Greece’s Economic Downfall”, March 3, 2010.

“PBS News Hour (with Jim Lehrer)”, PBS national news show, Washington D.C. “Greece Faces Debt Deadline as Financial Markets Watch the EU”, February 16, 2010.

Washington Post video interview (online), Washington D.C., “The Congressional Bailout Bill” September

30, 2009.

Voice of America News Show, Washington D.C. “The U.S. Financial Bailout”, September 29, 2009.


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Voice of America Turkish Broadcasting Division - Turkish TV show (TGRTHaber) on “U.S. Economy

One Year After The Crash”, September 29, 2009.

C-Span Washington Journal, Washington D.C., “G-20 Meeting and Global Banking Reform”, March 13, 2009.

News Hour with Jim Lehrer, PBS national news show, Washington D.C., “Europe Struggles for Consensus

on Economic Recovery” with Judy Woodruff, March 3, 2009. News Hour with Jim Lehrer, PBS national news show, Washington D.C. “G-20 Meeting in Washington

DC”. November 14, 2008. Voice of America News Show, Washington D.C. “The U.S. Financial Crisis and U.S. Style Islamic

Banking”, October 20, 2008.

Voice of America News Show, Washington DC, “Are Global Islamic Banks Out Performing The Congenital Western Style Banking During The Global Financial Meltdown”. October 20, 2008.

“News Hour with Jim Lehrer”, PBS national news show, Washington D.C. “Bailout Plan Fails to Stem

Credit Fears in Financial Markets”. October 6, 2008. “News Hour with Jim Lehrer”, PBS national news show, Washington D.C. “The U.S. Financial Bailout

and Crisis”. October 2, 2008

Voice of America News Show, Washington D.C., “The World Economic and Financial Crisis and Turkey”. May 6, 2008.

Press TV, New York. The 4 Corners Show: Topic: “IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting and Global

Food Crisis”, April 2008. Press TV, New York. The 4 Corners Show: Topic: “The Problems of the European Union Constitution and

Presidency”, December 13, 2007.

Various TV advertisements for the School of Business on national television during 2009 on the following U.S. national TV stations: o GWSB has hit the airwaves with an advertising campaign aimed at highlighting all that the

School has to offer. The series of four 30-second is airing on ABC’s Washington, D.C., affiliate, WJLA, Channel 7, during its morning and evening news broadcasts and “Good Morning America” and “Good Morning Washington” programs. The spots feature Scheherazade Rehman, Professor of International Business/Finance, among others. Show times:

Dec. 21, 06:14:40 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 21, 06:40:40 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 21, 06:48:50 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 21, 07:27:58 a.m., “Good Morning America” Dec. 21, 07:52:13 a.m., “Good Morning America” Dec. 21, 07:58:39 a.m., “Good Morning America” Dec. 21, 06:20:16 p.m., “ABC 7 News at 6” Dec. 21, 06:27:00 p.m., “ABC 7 News at 6” Dec. 22, 06:24:20 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 22, 06:33:10 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 22, 06:48:15 a.m., “Good Morning Washington” Dec. 22, 07:24:43 a.m., “Good Morning America”


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Dec. 22, 07:46:13 a.m., “Good Morning America” Dec. 22, 07:52:13 a.m., “Good Morning America” Dec. 22, 06:07:51 p.m., “ABC 7 News at 6” Dec. 22, 06:13:06 p.m., “ABC 7 News at 6” Dec. 24, 05:18:31 p.m., “ABC 7 News at 5”

Radio Interviews

Public Radio (California) on the “Greece Crisis and Impact on U.S. Markets”, May 12, 2010.

National Public Radio (NPR), The “On Point” show with Tom Ashbrook on “The Greece bailout and

Crisis”, April 29, 2010.

Voice of America – Turkish Radio show (NTV Radyo), on “The U.S. Economy”, September 29, 2009. This radio version was rerun three times on this radio station.

Voice of America-Turkey Desk – radio interview for news show, “Turkey and the Global Economic Crisis” Washington DC on April 23, 2008.

WCEV Radio Chicago's program Radio Islam, "The Lebanon, Palestine, Israel conflict and Middle East

Economic Development." July 18, 2007. Live on WCEV Radio Chicago (1450AM)on program called Radio Islam. Topic: "The Lebanon, Palestine,

Israel conflict and Middle East Economic Development." Tuesday July 18, 2006.

WU Radio “Series on European Perspective”. Title: Europe, Iraq and the U.S.?”, August 2003.

GWU Radio “Series on European Perspective”. Title: “The Euro, What's Next?”, August 2003. Newspaper and Other Print Interviews

“Reform on Wall Street” on GW-Today, Washington D.C., July 16, 2010.

“European Crisis Threatens U.S. Recovery: Slowdown Affects Retirement Savings And Interest Rates”, AARP Bulletin, May 26, 2010.

“U.S. Banks Exposure To The European Crisis”, O GLOBO newspaper, Brazil, May 12, 2010.

“GW professor on The Colbert Report”, GWU Hatchet, March 4, 2010

“Professor Briefs Congress on U.S. Financial Crisis” School of Business magazine, GWSB, Fall 2009. “Globalny Kryzys Finansowy - Current Financial Crisis and Bailout Package - Strengths and

Weaknesses”, Poland's weekly news magazine Tygodnik Powszechny, October 2008. Voice of America interview for article on “Islamic Banking Resistance in Financial Crisis” Washington

DC, October 20, 2008.


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Deutsche Bank Research, Senior Economist from Banking, Financial Markets, Regulation Dept interview for bank study on “U.S. Financial Crisis And Impact On European Financial Markets”, Washington DC, October 20, 2008.

America.Gov interview on “Psychology of U.S. Investor Panic”, U.S. Department of State, Washington

DC, October 8, 2008.

Newspaper (NY–based Polish Weekly news Magazine) Tygodnik Powszechny, “Global Financial Crisis and the U.S. Bailout packages Strength and Weaknesses” Washington DC, October 2008.

Voice of America interview for article on “Global Economic Crisis”, Washington DC, April 23, 2008.

MetroWest Daily News (Massachusetts) interview for article on the “Current World Bank Leadership

Crisis - Nations Seen As Possible Successor At World Bank”, May 19, 2007.

Swedish Daily Press interview on the “Swedish Referendum On Adopting The Euro As Legal Tender", September 14, 2003.

Swedish Daily Press interview on "American Business Views On The Euro”, September 10, 2003. Interviewed by GW Hatchet for article on teaching “Classes Change Focus After Sept. 11”, November 8,

2001.

SELECTED SAMPLES OF OTHER ACTIVITIES

June 7, 2010: Featured Speaker for the International Executive MBA U.S. Residency Program, Cranfield

University (U.K.), on “U.S. and Eurozone Financial Crisis(2007-2010)”, Washington D.C.. June 2, 2010: Featured Speaker on a panel for the seventh Annual Conference of our Center on the United

States and Europe (CUSE) on “From the Lisbon Treaty to the Eurozone Crisis: A New Beginning or the Unraveling of Europe? The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

April 14-15, 2010: participated and spoke at the 3rd Transatlantic Economic Dialogue, “After the Crisis:

Consequences for Companies and Economic Governance”, Johns Hopkins University SAIS and BMW Stiftung Hert Quandt.

Nov 4, 2009: Luncheon discussant with His Excellency, Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo, Ambassador of Spain

to the U.S. to discuss the challenges of the internationalization of Spanish universities in the presence of the creation of the European Space of Higher Education.

June 11, 2009: Featured Speaker on a panel, “Economic Crisis, Political Rebound: The State of the European

Union in 2009,” jointly hosted by the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution (CUSE) and the Heinreich Boll Foundation, Washington D.C.

May 7, 2009: Special guest to the Italian American Congressional Delegation and the National Italian

American Foundation special policy address in the U.S. Congress by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini on “Italy in the Global Outlook.”

April 2009: 3-part Senior Guest Lecturer for course on the “European Union Institutions and Policy,” School

of Economics, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.


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Nov 22-25, 2008: Attended 2008 Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. Sept 22, 2008: Special guest to Brooking Institution’s address by Franco Frattini, Italy’s Minister of Foreign

Affairs on “Italy’s Foreign Policy in the New Millennium”. March 2008: Appointed by the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) to its 2008 Program Committee

(member) for the November 2008 Annual International Middle East Studies Association (MESA) reviewed and designed 120 panel sessions and reviewed and ranked over 500 papers proposals. Additionally provided specific detailed reviewers comments for 27 individual papers related to Islamic economic, finance, and law.

Feb 12, 2008: Special guest lecture for School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Global

Health, PubH 332/10 in graduate seminar “Comparative Regional Determinants of Public Health,” Feb 12, 2008.

Feb 15, 2008: Special guest lecture for 700 series lecture class on the Middle East Economic Developments

seminar on “Islamicity Index and Economic Development in the Persian Gulf”, December 2006: Speaker: Invited to be the 2006 Douglas Y. Thomas Visiting Economist Series Speaker at

Bradley University. The Visiting Economist Series has featured seminars by economists including Milton Friedman, Robert Barro, Deidre McCloskey, James Buchanan, Douglas North. Title of the speech: "Middle East Economic Development."

Feb 2006: Speaker for the new $50 million School of Business Duqus & Funger Hall Opening

Celebration for alumni, students, faculty, and others. Topic “Middle East Economic Development.”

Oct 2005 : Speaker at the 2005 GWU Colonial Weekend Lecture Series for visiting Alumni and Parents,

October 22, 2006. Topic: “The Global Economy.” May 8, 2003: Speaker for the Annual Board of Directors Meeting, SBPM, The George Washington University

on “Effects of the War on the Global Economy – Guns and Butter - The EU Perspective” April 2003: “Globalization And American Hegemony: Is Globalization "Americanization" In Disguise?”

Globalization Brown Bag Series, The GWU Center For The Study Of Globalization. April 2002: Speaker for the Annual Board of Directors Meeting, SBPM, The George Washington University

on “Impact of Globalization’. March 2002: Speaker at the EURONET special seminar on “The Euro, What Now?”, Washington D.C.. July 1997: Speaker at the Korean International Business Executives Seminar, “Global International Trade

and Financial Markets Trends”, Office of Professional Development, Washington DC.

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