John RiesenbergerJohn's international business career spans over three decades in the global pharmaceutical industry. He has conducted business transactions in 21 countries. Currently, John is a Principal in a born global science-branding communications agency with cients that include the majority of the leading global pharmaceutical companies headquartered in Europe, Japan, and the United States. His passion is to help students develop the managerial skills frequently required of new graduates entering careers in international business. John worked with Pharmacia & Upjohn and The Upjohn Company as a senior executive. His experience covers a diverse range of divisional, geographic, and functional accountabilities. His most recent position was Vice-President, Business Intelligence, Global Business Management. Previous assignments included: Vice-President of The Upjohn Company of Canada, Vice-President of Business Information, Executive Director-Worldwide Strategic Marketing Services, Executive Director-Worldwide Medical Sciences Liaison, and Director of Sales. Prior to joining The Upjohn Company, he served as a Customer Service Supervisor with the Chase Manhattan Bank. John served as a member of the Global Advisory Board of the American Marketing Association and as a member of the Business Advisory Board of the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research. He served as Chairman, Industry Advisory Board, Value of Marketing Program, SEI Center for the Advanced Studies in Management, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the former Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association Marketing Practices Committee. John is the co-author, with Robert T. Moran, of The Global Challenge: Building the New Worldwide Enterprise (McGraw-Hill, London ). John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics-Business and a Masters of Business Administration in Management from Hofstra University. He attended the Harvard Business School's International Senior Management Program (ISMP 89). Read More Read Less