Who's who at the
2018 conference
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Stephanie Bryant, Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer
As executive vice president and chief accreditation officer for AACSB, Bryant is a part of AACSB’s executive leadership team and provides vision, leadership, and oversight of AACSB’s accreditation-related services, including the coordination of nearly 550 volunteers from business schools and business who play an essential role in helping schools achieve their mission through accreditation. As an established thought leader, Bryant acts as spokesperson and advocate for the advancement of quality business and accounting education and engages business stakeholders to help business schools prepare future leaders with the right skills and mindset to lead in a changing, diverse, and global world.
Before joining AACSB in 2017, Bryant served as dean of the College of Business at Missouri State University. Under her leadership, the AACSB-accredited school rose to become the 34th largest college of business in the United States. During her tenure, enrollment grew by 890 students to 5,500 students, making it one of the largest colleges of business at any public university in the central Midwest. Previously, she was director of the University of South Florida’s School of Accountancy, overseeing a program of nearly 1,000 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral accounting students. With over two decades of experience as a professor and in college administration, she is a highly respected researcher and scholar. Her area of academic specialty is information technology security and control, and she has coauthored two textbooks and more than 30 academic articles. She is actively involved in civic and community activities, including Beta Alpha Psi, an honor organization for financial information students and professionals, and the American Accounting Association.
Bryant received her PhD and BS in accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Louisiana CPA (inactive). A proven leader, innovator, and global thinker, Bryant was the 2016–17 chair of the AACSB Accounting Accreditation Committee (AAC), was a member of the 2016–18 AACSB Board of Directors, and has served on the AACSB Committee on Accreditation Policy (CAP) and the AACSB Accounting Accreditation Task Force.
As executive vice president and chief accreditation officer for AACSB, Bryant is a part of AACSB’s executive leadership team and provides vision, leadership, and oversight of AACSB’s accreditation-related services, including the coordination of nearly 550 volunteers from business schools and business who play an essential role in helping schools achieve their mission through accreditation. As an established thought leader, Bryant acts as spokesperson and advocate for the advancement of quality business and accounting education and engages business stakeholders to help business schools prepare future leaders with the right skills and mindset to lead in a changing, diverse, and global world.
Before joining AACSB in 2017, Bryant served as dean of the College of Business at Missouri State University. Under her leadership, the AACSB-accredited school rose to become the 34th largest college of business in the United States. During her tenure, enrollment grew by 890 students to 5,500 students, making it one of the largest colleges of business at any public university in the central Midwest. Previously, she was director of the University of South Florida’s School of Accountancy, overseeing a program of nearly 1,000 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral accounting students. With over two decades of experience as a professor and in college administration, she is a highly respected researcher and scholar. Her area of academic specialty is information technology security and control, and she has coauthored two textbooks and more than 30 academic articles. She is actively involved in civic and community activities, including Beta Alpha Psi, an honor organization for financial information students and professionals, and the American Accounting Association.
Bryant received her PhD and BS in accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Louisiana CPA (inactive). A proven leader, innovator, and global thinker, Bryant was the 2016–17 chair of the AACSB Accounting Accreditation Committee (AAC), was a member of the 2016–18 AACSB Board of Directors, and has served on the AACSB Committee on Accreditation Policy (CAP) and the AACSB Accounting Accreditation Task Force.
Tim Westerbeck, President, Eduvantis
Tim Westerbeck is President of Eduvantis, the leading data-driven strategic consulting firm serving the global business school market. The firm has worked with more than 60 business schools to develop enrollment growth strategies,
capture new markets, gain market share, and design more effective product, digital marketing and recruitment models to enhance competitive standing. Tim has advised leading institutions such as The Wharton School, The Kellogg School of Management, The Fuqua School of Business, The University of Sydney Business School, The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, AACSB
International, The Graduate Management Admission Council, the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University, Chicago Booth, the Stanford Graduate
School of Business, and many others. As a periodic columnist for Bloomberg/Business Week, and commentator in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other global media, and a regular presenter at global industry forums such as the Indian Management Conclave, AACSB International,
The European Foundation for Management Development and the Executive MBA Council, Tim is regarded as one of the foremost experts on management education.
Tim Westerbeck is President of Eduvantis, the leading data-driven strategic consulting firm serving the global business school market. The firm has worked with more than 60 business schools to develop enrollment growth strategies,
capture new markets, gain market share, and design more effective product, digital marketing and recruitment models to enhance competitive standing. Tim has advised leading institutions such as The Wharton School, The Kellogg School of Management, The Fuqua School of Business, The University of Sydney Business School, The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, AACSB
International, The Graduate Management Admission Council, the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University, Chicago Booth, the Stanford Graduate
School of Business, and many others. As a periodic columnist for Bloomberg/Business Week, and commentator in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other global media, and a regular presenter at global industry forums such as the Indian Management Conclave, AACSB International,
The European Foundation for Management Development and the Executive MBA Council, Tim is regarded as one of the foremost experts on management education.
Michael Wiemer, Senior Vice President and Chief Officer, Americas
As senior vice president and chief officer of the Americas for AACSB International, Michael Wiemer holds regional responsibility for strategic development and advancing AACSB’s mission across the Americas. Wiemer is a member of AACSB’s senior and extended leadership teams and provides executive support to the Latin American & Caribbean Advisory Council, the AACSB Nominating Committee, and the AACSB-GRLI global alliance, among others. He has initiated and operationalized strategic initiatives in the European, Latin American, North American, and Asia Pacific Regions. He also serves as an industry representative and speaker at management education events worldwide. Since joining AACSB in 2004, Wiemer has held multiple leadership positions, including vice president of outreach and assistant vice president of global professional development. He is credited with accelerating AACSB’s globalization efforts through regional strategy and alliance development, leading the rapid worldwide expansion of AACSB’s educational programming portfolio, and launching/developing the AACSB Global Outreach operations. Prior to AACSB, Wiemer was the director of international programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, overseeing the International MBA degree and International Business Exchange programs. Wiemer holds an MBA in international business from Dominican University and a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota. He studied executive leadership at Babson College, as well as advanced Mandarin Chinese at the National Taiwan Normal University while living and working in Asia.
As senior vice president and chief officer of the Americas for AACSB International, Michael Wiemer holds regional responsibility for strategic development and advancing AACSB’s mission across the Americas. Wiemer is a member of AACSB’s senior and extended leadership teams and provides executive support to the Latin American & Caribbean Advisory Council, the AACSB Nominating Committee, and the AACSB-GRLI global alliance, among others. He has initiated and operationalized strategic initiatives in the European, Latin American, North American, and Asia Pacific Regions. He also serves as an industry representative and speaker at management education events worldwide. Since joining AACSB in 2004, Wiemer has held multiple leadership positions, including vice president of outreach and assistant vice president of global professional development. He is credited with accelerating AACSB’s globalization efforts through regional strategy and alliance development, leading the rapid worldwide expansion of AACSB’s educational programming portfolio, and launching/developing the AACSB Global Outreach operations. Prior to AACSB, Wiemer was the director of international programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, overseeing the International MBA degree and International Business Exchange programs. Wiemer holds an MBA in international business from Dominican University and a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota. He studied executive leadership at Babson College, as well as advanced Mandarin Chinese at the National Taiwan Normal University while living and working in Asia.
