Victor W. A. Mbarika

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ABOUT VICTOR W. A. MBARIKA

Downloadable CV: http://mbarika.com/prof-victor-mbarika-cv Prof. Victor W. Mbarika is the Stallings Distinguished International Scholar and an MIS professor at East Carolina University (ECU) within the University of North Carolina System, in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. Prof. Mbarika is Founder and President, Board of Trustees, of The Information and Communication Technology University(ICT University), with multiple campuses based in developing countries. He is a philanthropist and has funded multiple ICT projects and scholarships worldwide. He is founder of the International Center for Information Technology and Development. Prof. Mbarika serves (or has served) as Visiting Professor at several Universities worldwide and is currently Visiting Leo Endowed Professor and Visiting Legacy Endowed Chair at Legacy University. He is an ICT consultant and holds a BSc in MIS from the U.S. International University, MSc in MIS from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Ph.D. in MIS from Auburn University, USA. He completed his BSc, MSc and PhD, all in five years. Prof. Mbarika is recipient of three Lifetime Achievement Awards in higher education. He has authored over 250 academic publications in the form of books, peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. Every year, he serves as Keynote Speaker at multiple conferences worldwide, including speeches at the United Nations—ITU, Harvard University Conferences, African Union, etc. HIGHLIGHTS:> Five Fulbright Awards > Multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards for in communications, technology & education / development > National Science Foundation Career Grant > Keynote Speaker at multiple conferences worldwide each year, and featured on TV and radio > Very extensive academic publication and presentation history (250+ total)> Exceptional grant proposal history (NSF, NASA, KPMG, Microsoft, African Development Bank, etc.)