S. Tamer Cavusgil currently serves as Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair and Executive Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, U.S.A. A trustee of Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, Tamer is also a visiting professor at Leeds University Business School, U.K., and The University of South Australia Business School. Professor Cavusgil has been mentoring students, executives, and educators in international business for the past four decades. A native of Turkey, his professional work with the International Trade Center (WTO) has taken him to numerous emerging markets for training and exporter development projects. Recognizing the importance of emerging markets for western firms, he developed the Emerging Market Potential Index while serving as the CIBER director at Michigan State University (https: //globaledge.msu.edu/mpi ). Tamer authored more than several dozen books and some 200 refereed journal articles. His work is among the most cited contributions in international business. Google Scholar lists him among the top scholars in the world in emerging markets, international business, international marketing, and export marketing. Various reviews have listed him as one of the most influential and prolific authors in international management. Google Scholar indicates over 45,000 citations as of early 2020 (h- index of 89). Tamer holds an honorary doctorate, Doctor Honoris Causa, from The University of Hasselt, Belgium in May 2014, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern Denmark in October 2017. In April 2018, Tamer was honored as an Honorary Professor by Atilim University in Ankara, Turkey. Professor Cavusgil is an elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business, a distinction earned by a select group of intellectual leaders in international business. Tamer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and economics from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He earned his MBA and PhD degrees in business from the University of Wisconsin.
