S Tamer Cavusgil

S. Tamer Cavusgil currently serves as Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair and Executive Direcor, 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.