The Folks Center's board is comprised of industry leaders who are intimately familiar with global issues. Many are international business alumni of the Moore School who care about investing in our students. Our board members represent diverse backgrounds, industry experiences and leadership roles that broaden the school’s influence in the global business arena.

Chairs

Chris D. Mangum, Board Chair

Partner, Alston and Bird,
Head, Global Services Committee overseeing the international practice
Atlanta, Georgia

Education
Duke University, law, with honors
USC, 1981 B.A., economics, magna cum laude

Former Gov. Jim Hodges, Chair Emeritus

President and CEO, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC and
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
Columbia, South Carolina

Education
USC, 1982 law
USC, 1979 B.S., business administration, member of Phi Beta Kappa 

William Randolph Folks Jr., Chair Emeritus

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Education
Harvard University, Doctor of Business Administration
Harvard University, B.A., mathematics

Board Members

Laura Buen Abad

Senior Director of Technology and Marketing, TOPPAN Packaging Americas 
Hartsville, South Carolina

Education
USC, 2006 International MBA
Monterrey Institute of Technology, B.S., chemical engineering 

Christina Ahmadjian

Sonoco Visiting Fellow
Board Member, Asahi and Mitsubishi
Tokyo, Japan

Education
Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, 1995 Ph.D.
Stanford Graduate School of Business 1987 MBA 
AB East Asian Studies, Harvard University 1981

Jean Marie Arnould

CFO, Bynder
Brussels, Belgium

Education
USC, 1991 MIBS
USC, 1988 B.A. Finance and Marketing

Pablo Cairoli

President and CEO, Capital Markets Argentina SBSA
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Education
Harvard University, Owner/President Management Program
USC, 1981 MIBS
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Licenciado en Administracion de Empresas (MBA)
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Contador Publico Nacional (Certified Public Accountant)

Tom Duncan

Board Member, Fox Factory
Charlotte, North Carolina

Education
USC, 1992 MIBS
University of Virginia

Robert Fast 

CEO, Fast Technology Advisors LLC
USA

Education
University of Tulsa, B.S. Petroleum Engineering

Ford Graham

Senior Vice President, McGuire Woods Consulting
Partner, McGuire Woods LLP
Charleston, South Carolina

Education
USC, 2006 Law and International MBA
Tulane University

Tarun Gupta

Founder and CEO, T&A Consulting
India

Education
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Master of Business Administration
Delhi College of Engineering, Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Eric Heyl 

Director, Banco Regional
Paraguay Member of the Advisory Board San José Farms
Member of the Advisory Council WWF Chile and Member of the Regional Council of WWF
Member of the Council Fondo Naturaleza Chile
Vitacura, Santiago, Chile

Education
USC, 1981 MIBS
Rider University, 1978

Dan Houck

CFO, SNUC Systems
Austin, Texas

Education
USC, 2008 International MBA
North Carolina State University, 2000 B.S., Computer Science

George Jurch

Of Counsel, Michael Best Friedrich Law Firm
Charlotte, North Carolina 

Education
USC, 1993 law and MBA
USC Honors College, 1988 B.S., Finance and Marketing

Mike Katergaris

Managing Director and Head of North America FIG Sales, JP Morgan
New York, USA

Education
USC, 1997 MIBS
University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Finance

Aldor Lanctot

Executive Director, Global Accounts North America, Lenovo
Fort Worth, Texas

Education
The University of Texas at Austin, 1995 Ph.D., International Business/Marketing
The University of Texas at Austin, 1985 B.B.A., International Business and Finance 

Russell Long

Senior Director of Global Accounting Services, Sonoco
Charlotte, North Carolina

Education
USC, 1996 MIBS
USC, 1993 BA Spanish

Brian Lu

VP and General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Greater China, Apple
Beijing, China

Education
Hong Kong Poly University, Doctor of Business
USC, 1993 MIBS
USC, 1990 Master Mechanical Engineering

Martina McIsaac

President and COO, MSC Industrial Supply Co. 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

Education
USC, 1995 MIBS 
Western University, B.S., Economics

Raphaël Miolane

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
France

Education
USC, MBA
Harvard Business School, YPO President Program

Jochen Mueller

President Human Resources, UPS International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions
Germany

Education
The Open University, MBA, Business
Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

Kendall Roth

Executive Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Moore School
Columbia, South Carolina

Education
USC, 1986 Ph.D., International Business
Oklahoma State University, 1979 BS, University Studies

Shigeru Sekine

Chairman, Nikkol Group
Trustee and President of Alumni Association, Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan

Education
Harvard University, Owner/President Management program
USC, 1977 Master of International Business Studies
Keio University, MBA
Aoyama Gakuin University, B.A.

Anton Thomas

Director of Campus Transformation and Director of Real Estate Strategy and Transformation, Michelin’s North American headquarters
Greenville, South Carolina

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Applied Mechanics
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Ioana Tudor

Global Head, Crop Protection Marketing and Professional Solutions, Syngenta
Basel, Switzerland

Education
USC, 1997 International MBA
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Politehnica University of Bucharest

Greg Tulquois

Partner, DLA Piper
Paris, France

Education
Georgetown University
Université de Lyon

Elizabeth White

Chief Strategist Sustainability, Global Sector Economics and Development Impact at International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
Washington, D.C.

Education
USC, 1992 International MBA
Western Carolina University
North Carolina State University