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The council executive director and other council representatives are available to lend their expertise. To arrange an interview, contact Paula Mielke.

Michael Desiderio
Executive Director
Executive MBA Council

Michael Desiderio joined the Executive MBA Council as executive director in 2007. He oversees council programs and services and council collaborations with related educational associations and organizations throughout the world.

He has been in industry in various positions that range from engineering through executive management and most recently served as director of strategic partnerships for the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He also founded Enigma Professional Services, a firm that offers business consulting and speaking services. Desiderio received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and his Executive MBA degree in 2001 from the W. P. Cary School at Arizona State University.

George Bobinski
Research Committee, Executive MBA Council

George Bobinski has been involved with Executive MBA Council research initiatives since 2001. He also served as chair of the Executive MBA Council Board of Trustees in 2004-2005.

Associate dean of the School of Management at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Bobinski has taught courses in marketing management, advertising, marketing research and consumer behavior. He has received a number of teaching awards and recognition at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He received his bachelor's degree in management from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and his MBA in finance and marketing and Ph.D. in marketing from Indiana University.