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Ambassador Ahmad Kamal
Ambassador Ahmad Kamal is currently a Senior Fellow of the United Nations Institute of
Training and Research and President of the Ambassador's Club at the United Nations.
Ambassador Kamal served as a professional diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Pakistan for forty years until his retirement in 1999. During this period he held
diplomatic postings in India, Belgium, France, the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, the
Republic of Korea, and with the United Nations in both Geneva and New York.
During his decade-long assignment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan
to the United Nations, he held many of the highest elective posts:
- Vice President of the General Assembly
- President of the Economic and Social Council
- Chairman of the Consultations on the Role of NGOs at the United Nations
- Chairman of the Working Group on Informatics
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research
- Member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
He was the chief negotiator for Pakistan in
the Uruguay Round negotiations which led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization.
Ambassador Kamal is the author of several publications on topics of management, multilateralism,
global economic issues and the technical aspects of informatics and information technology.
He is also an Honorary Visiting Professor at several universities in the United States;
Seton Hall University, Depaul University and New York University.
Eric Abrahamson
Professor Eric Abrahamson is a tenured full professor of management at Columbia Business
School. He holds degrees from New York University (Ph.D. and M.Ph.). After teaching at
New York University, professor Abrahamson joined the Columbia Business School faculty in 1989.
He has taught at the London Business School, UK, and was also a visiting Professor at
INSEAD, France. Professor Abrahamson is a native French speaker.
Professor Abrahamson is an active consultant and instructor in corporate executive education
programs around the world. His clients include Agrevo, Altria, Avon, Aviva, BOC, Bahrain
Institute of Banking and Finance, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ConEd, Deloitte Touch & Tomatsu,
Ericsson, Financial Times, GKN plc, HMR, Novartis, Roche Pharmaceutical, SONY,
Sun Microsystems, Thompson Publishing, and the US Custom Services, among others.
At Columbia business school, he teaches courses on organizational design, leadership,
and the management of change.
Professor Abrahamson is internationally recognized for his research and teaching on
innovative techniques for leading organizations and organizational change. Professor
Abrahamson is the author of the book Change Without Pain published by the
Harvard Business School Press. Professor Abrahamson's work has been featured in
managerially oriented publications, most recently in the Harvard Business Review,
the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Economist, and the Sloan Management Review.
His book was awarded the best book on change award by Strategy and Business this year.
Jeremiah O'Connell
Jeremiah J. O'Connell is an accomplished professional with comprehensive
experience in Securities Processing and Information Technology functions.
He is the founder and principal of Jeremiah Associates, a management consulting
and training services company. Mr. O'Connell has recently co-authored a book
on global industry practices, Handbook of Global Securities Operations.
Larry Suda
Lawrence Suda is the CEO of Palatine Group, a leading provider of leadership,
project management and global project leadership solutions. Palatine Group was
among the first to recognize the value of simulation experiences in developing
real-world capabilities among business professionals and has delivered the value
of that vision to tens of thousands of project practitioners. Larry is a
senior practitioner and has been professionally involved in the project management
industry for over 30 years. In addition to his long list of published papers,
articles and presentations, Larry has taught at the Universities of Iowa,
Maryland and Pittsburgh.
Brian Popken
Brian Popken joined Pinneast in 1997 and was selected by the Board of Directors
as President in 2003. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration
from the University of Nebraska, and Advanced Studies in Public Administration from
Shippensburg State and Ball State Universities. He was a career Army officer prior to
joining Pinneast and headed the Army's redesign and digitization effort for
personnel support in the 21st Century. Since joining Pinneast he has focused on
developing management processes unique to the E-learning industry and on applying
advanced technology concepts to custom E-learning solutions.
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