Amy Thompson

Executive Director, Folks Center for International Business

As director of the Folks Center, Amy is responsible for promoting the International Business program at the Moore School of Business. the Moore School of Business here at the University of South Carolina. The Folks Center engages companies, government agencies, international organizations and academic institutions to train future leaders who will impact strategy, innovation and leadership throughout the world.

Amy was formerly deputy director of the Business Services division at the S.C. Department of Commerce. In the role, she oversaw the agency’s outreach programs, which include export assistance, supplier outreach, industrial recycling and emergency management.

Gerald McDermott

Department Chair and Professor, International Business

Gerald A. McDermott, department chair and professor of international business, and Moore School Fellow, specializes in international business and political economy with deep experience in East Central Europe, Latin America and East Asia. He is widely published on issues of innovation, corporate strategy and institutional change in emerging market countries and collaborates with scholars, industry leaders and policymakers in these regions.

Stanislav Markus

Co-Faculty Director, Folks Center for International Business
Associate Professor of International Business

Stan Markus is an Associate Professor of international business, Co-Faculty Director for the Folks Center of International Business and a Business Partnership Foundation Fellow at the Darla Moore School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining the Moore School, he taught at the University of Chicago. He has also spent time in visiting capacity at Stanford GSB, Copenhagen Business School, Peking University (Guanghua School of Management) and University of California San Diego.

Kendall Roth

Co-Faculty Director, Folks Center for International Business
Member, Folks Center Global Advisory Board
Executive Director, Center for International Business Education and Research

Kendall Roth is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and currently the Executive Director of the USC Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). He also serves on the board of directors for the Folks Center for International Business. He received his Ph.D. in international business from the University of South Carolina in 1986 and then joined the faculty of Darla Moore School of Business. He has served the Moore School in a variety of capacities, including: Senior Associate Dean, International Programs and Partnership; Chair of the Sonoco International Business Department and Ph.D. Director of the International Business major.

Nancy Buchan

Associate Professor of International Business

In multiple countries, Nancy Buchan investigates why people are trusting, charitable or cooperate for the common good in situations where they are individually better off not doing so. She has also developed a tool to assess people’s communication style across cultures, races and ethnicities, as well as business units to help people more effectively communicate.

Andrew Spicer

Associate Professor of International Business

Andrew Spicer is an Associate Professor of international business. Spicer’s research and teaching focus on the intersection of business and society in a global economy. His research has examined privatization policies and outcomes in post-communist countries, the effects of national context and identity on managers’ ethical evaluations and behaviors, and the effectiveness of policies and strategies that aim to develop more sustainable enterprises and business models across the world.