Charles W. L. Hill is the Hughes M. Blake Professor of International Business at the School of Business, University of Washington. Professor Hill received his PhD in industrial organization economics in 1983 from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in Great Britain. In addition to his position at the University of Washington, he has served on the faculties of UMIST, Texas A&M University, and Michigan State University.

Professor Hill has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has also published four college textbooks, one on strategic management, one on principles of management, and the other two on international business. He serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals and previously served as consulting editor at the Academy of Management Review.

Professor Hill teaches in the MBA and executive MBA programs at the University of Washington and has received awards for teaching excellence in both programs. He has also taught in several customized executive programs. He lives in Seattle with his wife Lane and children.

Thomas McKaig is Adjunct Professor at the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies at the University of Guelph where he teaches in the Undergraduate and Executive MBA programs. He is a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP). He earned his Diplôme for his thesis on Canada—EEC Trade Relations and Certificat majoring in International Relations and minoring in European Economics, also at the Institut des Hautes Études Européennes of the Université de Strasbourg III (now Université Robert Schuman). He earned his Honours BA in Political Science from the University of Ottawa. Thomas has worked in the Middle East, Africa, East and West Europe, Central Asia, and North, Central, and South America. He is fluent in English, French, German, and Italian, with proficient Spanish and intermediate Russian.

Thomas McKaig provides advisory services in diverse industries, pinpointing and delivering strategic realignment solutions in areas of business development, operations and management reviews, international trade research, and training. He is Principal in Thomas McKaig International Inc. (TMI), an international development firm (www.tm-int.com).