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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Prestwich joined the resident faculty of the College of Management in
January, 2001. He is Curriculum Coordinator of International Business, and
Director of the COM's International Business Programs, with current linkages
in Germany, Taiwan, and Sweden. He teaches courses on International Business
(including on-line), International Political Economy, and Doing Business in
Asia.
Previously, he was adjunct faculty for the University of St. Thomas Graduate
School of Business MIM program, 1991-2001, and Community Faculty for
Metropolitan State University College of Management, 1989-1995 .
Prestwich was Director of the World Trade Conference Center in St. Paul from
September 1999 to January 2001, managing operations, membership and
education programs, and Director of the Minnesota Trade Office’s (MTO)
education program and international library from 1988 to 2001. In the latter
role, he was responsible for the development and statewide delivery of the
MTO’s export training seminars, including the writing of an export training
manual, for businesses interested in international market opportunities.
Previously, he was research associate for the Regional Issues Forum at
Spring Hill Center, Wayzata, focusing on capital access problems of start up
businesses in rural Minnesota and on state economic development plans and
policies. He has also been a consultant to local companies on international
business strategic planning, market entry, and cross-cultural issues for
more than ten years.
In 1999, he was awarded World Trade Week, Inc.’s Special Service Award by
Governor Ventura for his “outstanding contribution to international trade in
Minnesota.”
Prior to coming to the United States in 1988, Prestwich spent 17 Years as
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Economic and Industrial Geography at Anglia
Polytechnic University, Cambridge, England. He led field courses in England,
the Netherlands and France for more than ten years. He has published a
number of articles on trade issues, economic development, and industrial
location, and has co-authored a book on the political economy of regional
and urban development.
Prestwich is currently Chair of the British-American Business Council of
Minnesota, and of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations; a
Board member of the Minnesota International Center, and of the Midwest
Global Trade Association, and a member of the Academy of International
Business.
He has traveled extensively in Europe and North America, has been an adviser
to Samara Oblast in Russia, has taught courses in Taiwan, and is currently
negotiating new joint degree programs between Metropolitan State University
and universities in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Poland.
Education
Ph.D., Geography & Economics, University of Minnesota (Fulbright Scholar),
1971
M.Phil., International Relations, University of Cambridge, England, 1984
M.A., Geography & Economics, University of Minnesota (Fulbright Scholar),
1968
Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Sheffield, England, 1965
B.A., Geography & Economics, University of Sheffield, England, 1964
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ROGER PRESTWICH
Associate Professor Director, International Business Program & COM
International Program Faculty
Metropolitan State University
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