Corporate Social Responsibility

One percent of the GEMFM Global Network’s income is donated to Jaap Spronk Memorial Fund, at RSM, which fosters cross-cultural educational experiences.

Membership

Membership in the GEMFM Global Network is free of cost for all types of members. Participation in the GEMFM Global Network is analogous to membership in any academic association; it does not imply any contractual relationship with the GEMFM Global Network.

Advisory Board

The President of the GEMFM Global Network Advisory Board is Prof.dr. Karen Watkins. She is accompanied on the Advisory Board by Prof.dr. Anoop Rai, Prof.dr. Rita D´Ecclesia, and Prof.dr. Onno Steenbeek. Prof.dr. Rita D´Ecclesia joined the Advisory Board in February 2021; she is currently President of the Euro Working Group for Commodities and Financial Modeling, […]

Value Proposition

The value proposition of the GEMFM Global Network is to provide accessible and high quality executive education, with a global reach. The GEMFM Global Network believes that collaboration with business schools, students and lecturers globally are the key to a successful career in business, and its offering of flexible programs successfully blends local and global […]

Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission Develop, offer and facilitate part-time courses and programs to university students, executives, universities, business schools, professional associations and other companies and entities that have an interest in contracting training and education activities and services. The courses and programs are offered in the areas of finance and related topics in business administration, are practical, topical […]

Frank A. Melaccio

Frank A. Melaccio is Vice President & Treasurer for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), and is responsible for managing all Treasury functions which includes over $5 billion in corporate and pension investment assets, corporate insurance functions, procurement functions, and all banking and liquidity programs. He is also an adjunct professor of finance at Hofstra […]

Rama Seth

Dr. Rama Seth earned her PhD at Columbia University in New York City, and has served at leading international policy-making bodies such as the Federal Reserve Bank, The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Bank for International Settlements, and United Nations, before returning to India and taking up a professorship at IIM Calcutta. She […]

Jerry Parwada

Prof.dr. Jerry Parwada is a Professor of Finance at UNSW Business School, Sydney, Australia. He served as Head of School – Banking and Finance at UNSW from 2011-2017 and as Director of Academic Strategy 2019-2022. His research specializes in investment management and financial markets. Among several governance roles, Jerry has been instrumental in the launch […]

Stavros A. Zenios

Prof. dr. Stavros A. Zenios is affiliated to the University of Cyprus, being Rector for two terms. He is also a Senior Fellow at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He held visiting appointments at the Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , University of Haifa (Israel), University of Vienna, and  the  […]

Laurence Berlie

Dr. Laurence Berlie has been working in the training field for the past 19 years. She holds a PhD in Management and has been active both in the academic and the corporate sectors. She is the founder and director of a training firm, “Aequatio”, offering workshops on management, leadership and emotional intelligence. She collaborates with […]