John D. Kasarda
Encyclopedia
United States
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academic focused on global management
Management
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strategy, aviation
Aviation
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and economic development
Economic development
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. He is currently the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Kenan-Flagler Business School
Kenan-Flagler Business School
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at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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. Kasarda is the director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. He also directs the Kenan Institute’s Center for Air Commerce.
Kasarda is the developer
of the “aerotropolis
Aerotropolis
An aerotropolis is an urban form whose layout, infrastructure, and economy is centered on an airport, offering its businesses speedy connectivity to suppliers, customers, and enterprise partners worldwide. Many of these businesses are much more dependent on distant suppliers or customers than to...
” concept, which defines the roles of aviation and airports in shaping 21st-century business location, urban competitiveness, and economic growth. He is co-author with Greg Lindsay of Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next, released in March 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Education
Kasarda earned a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
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degree in Applied Economics
Economics
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from Cornell University
Cornell University
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in 1967, a Masters of Business Administration degree in Organizational Theory from Cornell in 1968, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Sociology
Sociology
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from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971.
Selected Professional Appointments (as of May 2011)
- Director, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., 2008-present
- Board of Advisors, International Society of LogisticsInternational Society of LogisticsThe International Society of Logistics is a non-profit organization devoted to the development and promotion of logistics, including improvements in technology, education and management...
, 2004-present - Board of Directors, Institute for Defense and Business, 2002-present
- Board of Trustees, Urban Land Institute, 2000-2010
- Member, Advisory Committee, National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), 2008-present
- Member, International Economic Development Council, 1999–present
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1997-present
- Advisory Board, United States Government Accountability Office on the A380 super jumbo airplane entering U.S. service, 2005-2009
- Member, Academy of International Business, 1995-present
- Member, National Association of Business Economists, 1992-present
- Member of American Sociological Association, 1990-present
- Board of Governors, World Food Logistics Organization, 1999-2002
- Board of Directors, Foundation for Transportation, Trade, and Commerce, 1998-2002
- Member, Advisory Board, The Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, 2000-2004
- Board of Directors, Consortium of Social Science Associations, 1996-2001
- Member, Advisory Council, North Carolina Alliance for Competitive Technologies (NC ACTs), 1994-present
- Nominating Committee, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 1999-2008
- Member, The Counselors of Real Estate, 1999-2008