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in 2019. He also holds executive diplomas in public policy from Stanford University, public administration from IESE Business School, and management from Harvard Business School. Having given speeches at institutions like the European Parliament and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Jraissati is well placed to analyze the current challenges of economic development. College of Business students will have the opportunity to glimpse how government institutions contribute, or hinder, the economic development within their respective countries. Jorge is currently the Director of Alumni for Liberty (AFL), an international network with 10,000 freedom leaders representing 139 countries, including elected officials, think tank directors, successful entrepreneurs, heads of political movements, world-class academics, and influential journalists. AFL’s mission is to build a united and global coalition of leaders advancing liberty at the highest levels.

where he focuses on high-skill immigration policy. Born and raised in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the terrible consequences of socialism first-hand. After leaving Venezuela for the United States in 2016, he dedicated himself to explaining how socialism destroyed his home land, advocating for its freedom, and stopping this ideology from ever being implemented in America and elsewhere. Di Martino has appeared on national TV channels, including Fox News, and CNN; written for USA Today, National Review, City Journal, and other new outlets; and speaks regularly at college campuses and events allover the country. In addition to his economic research on immigration and his media appearances, Di Martino founded the Dissident Project to teach students about the evils of socialist regimes.

faculty and local professionals to share his insights on economics. Candace Smith led over 50 business students through an etiquette dinner where they learned proper behavior for business events.

Robert Lawson, the Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and Director of the O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom at Southern Methodist University spoke to College of Business students and local business professionals at a lunch and learn event. In their presentation, the two authors recounted stories about traveling through socialist countries, discussing what they found and why bad beer is only the beginning of the problems with socialist governments.

that appears every Monday in the Journal, spoke with Dean Gropper and students about the social, economic, and political scenes of the Americas.

rights to solve environmental problems; the third edition of his co-authored book by that title was released in 2015. He is author or editor of 39 books, including Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations (2016) that explores the institutional underpinnings of American Indian reservation economies.