School of Management — Marketing and Law

Nicholas Imparato

Professor

Nicholas Imparato is a professor of marketing and management at the University of San Francisco and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During multiple university leaves of absence he served as a senior executive and board member of publicly listed and closely held firms here and abroad. He has been a speaker and advisor in over 30 countries with Visa, IBM and other organizations regarding innovation, public policy and leadership.

Professor Imparato has been honored with awards for teaching, research, professional achievement and public service, including the University Distinguished Teacher Award and the Tops in Marketing Award, Sales and Marketing Executives International.

Academic Positions
University of San Francisco, Professor, School of Business and Administration, 1980 - present
Stanford University, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, 1996- present
Graduate Theological Union, Visiting Scholar, Center for Social Policy and Ethics, Berkeley, CA
Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, Institute of Communication Research, 1980 (S)
Non-Executive International Experience (Consolidated 1984 - 2009)

Projects, keynotes and presentations in 30 countries, including:
Visa International, speaker and advisor (EU, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa; Dubai)
International Business Machines, advisor and speaker (Switzerland)
Federal Bank of Lebanon, business development advisor (Beirut, Lebanon; Turkey)
Resources Group, Global Investment Fund, advisor (Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Argentina, Mexico)
Cadence Design Systems, speaker and project leader (Japan, Italy and UK)
Pyramid Technology, business development advisor (China)
University of San Francisco, Executive Education and speaker (Dominican Republic, South Korea)

Education

PhD Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Bowling Green University

Publications

Nicholas Imparato and Shalendra Sharma, "The World's Poorest Nations and the Global Financial Crisis," World Economics:The Journal of Current Economic Analysis and Policy, 10, 4, 2009, In Press.

Nicholas Imparato, "Artisanal Gold and Transformational Exchange: Toward a Public Private Partnership," Journal of Cleaner Production, 2010, In Press.

Nicholas Imparato, "New Relationships among Brand, Governance and Leadership," International Conference on Corporate Responsibility and Global Business, London Business School, July 13, 2006.

Nicholas Imparato and Oren Harari, Jumping the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in an Age of Transition, Jossey Bass/Wiley, 1994.