Managing Risk in the Global Society

November 12, 4:30 p.m.
100 Porter Hall (Gregg Hall)

Speaker: Stewart E. Sutin

Managing Risk in the Global Socieity

What does it mean to be a "global citizen"? Dr. Sutin's presentation will devote attention to discernable trends and unpredictable events that create opportunities and risks for nations, corporations, universities and individuals alike. Consideration will be afforded ways to plan in an environment characterized by increasing unpredictability, and reactive options when circumstances require both decisiveness and deliberate thinking.


Stewart E. Sutin earned his Ph.D. in Latin American History and U.S. Foreign Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. from Georgetown University in Latin American Studies, and a B.A. from Penn State University in History. He is currently Clinical Professor of Administrative and Policy Studies and Associate Director of the Institute for Higher Education Management in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Sutin served as President of Community College of Allegheny County.

During 29 years in the banking industry, Dr. Sutin's executive positions included President of Bank of Boston International and Senior Vice President and International Department head of Mellon Bank. His professional activities included service as President of the Board of Directors of the Bankers Association for Trade and Finance, Chair of the Western Pennsylvania District Export Council, board member of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, and co-founder of the Global Trade Institute.

Dr. Sutin served on the Board of Trustees of St. Thomas University and the International Fine Arts College of Miami, where he was Vice Chairman. He has been on advisory boards at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Brandeis University, and the University of Miami. Dr. Sutin is an adjunct member of the faculty of the Katz Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh and Babson University. He co-edited and authored chapters Financing Development in Latin America, contributed a chapter to the International Banking Handbook, published by Dow Jones Irwin, and has written other articles on international finance