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Schmid Center for International Business

»Advisory Council

The Schmid Center for International Business (SCIB) is guided by an expanding advisory coalition of global leaders who bring deep expertise from across industries and markets. This dynamic group includes executives and innovators from organizations such as AI4SP, Avant Global, Deutsche Bank, Raiven, and EGS. Together with Director Helene Blanchette, these distinguished members of the SCIB Advisory Council collaborate to align business vision with academic innovation—co-creating initiatives that prepare students and industry partners to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and competitive global economy.

Advisory Council

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Demetri Argyropoulos

CEO
Avant-Global
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William (Bill) Edwards

Global Business Expansion Specialist
Edwards Global Services, Inc.
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Sophie Leguillette

Chief Marketing Officer
Raiven
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Jim Mayfield

Global Business Strategy, Economic Development, Commercial Diplomacy
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Ujwal Patnaik

Global Strategy
Altair (Siemens)
CXO Program Advisor
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Dustin Plantholt

Chief Growth Officer, Journalist, Podcaster
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Luis Salazar

Founder & CEO
AI4SP
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Amrit Walia

Managing Director
Deutsche Bank
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Patricia Zambarano

Vice President, Human Resources
Edwards Lifesciences
Schmid Center for International Business

Contact Us


Helene Blanchette
Director, Schmid Center for International Business

blanchette@chapman.edu