Advisory Council

The CIBS Advisory Council was created in 1990 as the successor to the CIBS Board of Advisors, which had been created in 1986. The Council has members, including local, state and national business executives, community college administrators and public sector officials and other professionals. The membership brings a considerable measure of diversity that is integral to help CIBS carry out a wide variety of CIBER activities.

The full Council meets annually at Texas A&M University to plan, evaluate and advise on CIBER activities. The wide span of experience that the Council membership includes provides a valuable source of counsel to the Center in planning and organizing its activities. Numerous council members are also financial donors to CIBS, donating funds for study abroad scholarships and to support the Center’s operations. Members serve as visiting classroom lecturers, and use their contacts in the business world and government to bring distinguished speakers to campus.

Advisory Board

Ms. Tracy Anderson ’92
Anderson LLC
Austin, TX

Mr. Bert D. Baker
Executive Vice President
Central Bank Houston

Mr. Mark Camp
Managing Director International Tax-Transfer Pricing
Ernst & Young LLP

Mr. David Comer
Solution Specialist
Surface US Education
Microsoft Corporation

Ms. Adriana Cruz
Executive Director, Economic Development & Tourism
Office of the Governor, State of Texas

Mr. Cyrill Eltschinger
Strategic Advisor
Beijing, China

Ms. Kathleen Gibson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Southwestern Medical Foundation

Mr. John L. Kauth, III
Partner
International Asset Management Group, Ltd.

Mr. John Kerner
Senior Vice President, North America
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Dr. Munir Quddus
Associate Provost, Dean, College of Business
Prairie View A&M University

Mr. Henry E. Sauvignet
Vice President, International and Public Affairs
International Bank of Commerce

Mr. Doug C. Smith
Director of Marketing
Microsoft Mobile Communications
Microsoft Corporation

Dr. Roberto Solano-Méndez
Former Dean & Member Services Representative
Escuela de Negocios Universidad de las Américas Puebla
CLADEA Region 2

Dr. Brian C. Tietje
Dean, College of Business
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Mr. Brian L. Weiner
Chief Executive Officer
Periodicals Management Group, Int’l