Leadership: see below
International Advisory Board: see below
Japan Liaison Committee: see below
Office Staff & Contact details: click here
Leadership
Chairman of the International Advisory Board
The Reverend Professor Stuart D. B. Picken
Order of the Sacred Treasure, M.A. (Hons), B.D., Ph.D. (Glasgow), F.R.A.S.
Professor Picken is the Chairman of the IAFOR International Advisory Board. The author of a dozen books and over 130 articles and papers, he is considered one of the foremost scholars on Japan, China, and Globalization in East Asia.
As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where he specialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture). He has also served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines.
In November 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, and outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normally reserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect in which Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. More recently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at the Japanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan.
As Chairman of the IAB, Professor Picken is responsible for the academic affairs and direction of the organization. He is also responsible for the development of the IAFOR Research Institute.
Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College, Birmingham. He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children.
As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where he specialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture). He has also served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines.
In November 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, and outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normally reserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect in which Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. More recently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at the Japanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan.
As Chairman of the IAB, Professor Picken is responsible for the academic affairs and direction of the organization. He is also responsible for the development of the IAFOR Research Institute.
Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College, Birmingham. He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children.
Vice-Chairman of the International Advisory Board
Professor Jerry Platt
B.S. (Michigan State), MBA (Wayne State), MA, PhD (Ohio State), MS (Stanford)
Jerry Platt is Professor of Global Business at Akita International University, Japan and Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University.
Professor Platt holds a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Social Sciences from Michigan State University, an MBA from Wayne State University, an M.A. in Public Administration, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, and an M.S. Statistics Post-Doctoral Degree from Stanford University.
His research interests span business, technology and public policy and he is the author of over 85 peer-reviewed papers in these and associated fields. Balancing industry with academic interests, Jerry also served as head of financial analysis for a Bay Area Fortune 500 company, and as CEO of an aviation firm. He has been Principal Investigator on more than twenty U.S. federal research grants.
From 1976-2004, Professor Platt was on the faculty of the School of Business at San Francisco State University, and was named Dean in 2001. From 2004 he was Senecal Endowed Dean of the Business School at the University of Redlands, California, before holding concurrent professorships at Redlands and Akita International University, Japan from 2010 until 2012.
As Vice-Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board, Professor Platt advises the organization on matters pertaining to IAFOR's development and strategy, as it faces the challenge of sustainable growth as both a regional and global organization.
Executive Director
Dr Joseph Haldane
B.A., Ph.D. (London), F.R.A.S
Joseph Haldane is the Executive Director of the International Academic Forum.
He was Academic Director from IAFOR's inception in 2009 until January
2011, when he assumed his current enlarged role. He is responsible for
setting policies, forging institutional partnerships, implementing
projects, and overseeing the research and publications of the
organization.
Joe's academic interests include politics and international affairs, literature, history, and the history of ideas, and he holds a PhD from the University of London in French Studies. He has taught at the University of Paris XII [2002-2004], at the French Press Institute in the University of Paris II - Pantheon-Assas [2003-2004] and was a full-time lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris, where he directed a postgraduate course on British Politics and Media in the School of Journalism [2004-2005].
In 2005 he moved to Japan, and immediately prior to this post was an Associate Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in both the undergraduate and graduate schools, teaching the Ethics course in the graduate school. He was recently elected a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Joe's academic interests include politics and international affairs, literature, history, and the history of ideas, and he holds a PhD from the University of London in French Studies. He has taught at the University of Paris XII [2002-2004], at the French Press Institute in the University of Paris II - Pantheon-Assas [2003-2004] and was a full-time lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris, where he directed a postgraduate course on British Politics and Media in the School of Journalism [2004-2005].
In 2005 he moved to Japan, and immediately prior to this post was an Associate Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in both the undergraduate and graduate schools, teaching the Ethics course in the graduate school. He was recently elected a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
The International Advisory Board (IAB)
The Board is composed of distinguished business executives, academics, former and current government officials, and community leaders (for a full list please see below). The Board's role is to provide direction of the business and affairs of the Forum, suggest and approve the areas of scholarly investigation, and safeguard the independence of the Forum's work.
The Japan Liaison Committee (JLC)
The Japan Liaison Committee is a consultative committee that provides support in the form of advice and guidance in specific aspects of the planning and projects of the Forum held in Japan. The Chairman of the International Advisory Board is also chair of the JLC. Members of the JLC are ex-officio members of the International Advisory Board.
Japan Liaison Committee Members
Prof Stuart D. B. Picken,
Chairman, IAFOR IAB (chair)
Mr Tom M. Aoyama,
Founder of the PHP Institute, Kyoto, Japan & Director, the Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Kuniko Miyanaga,
Director, the Human Potential Institute, Tokyo, Japan and Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA
Prof Michiko Nakano,
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Yozo Yokota,
Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan & Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Dr Joseph Haldane
Executive Director, IAFOR
The International Advisory Board (IAB)
The Japan Liaison Committee (JLC)
The Japan Liaison Committee is a consultative committee that provides support in the form of advice and guidance in specific aspects of the planning and projects of the Forum held in Japan. The Chairman of the International Advisory Board is also chair of the JLC. Members of the JLC are ex-officio members of the International Advisory Board.
Japan Liaison Committee Members
Prof Stuart D. B. Picken,
Chairman, IAFOR IAB (chair)
Mr Tom M. Aoyama,
Founder of the PHP Institute, Kyoto, Japan & Director, the Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Kuniko Miyanaga,
Director, the Human Potential Institute, Tokyo, Japan and Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA
Prof Michiko Nakano,
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Yozo Yokota,
Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan & Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Dr Joseph Haldane
Executive Director, IAFOR
The International Advisory Board (IAB)
Dr Shamim AliLecturer,
National University of Modern Languages, Pakistan
Professor David N AspinProfessor Emeritus and Former Dean of the Faculty of Education,
Monash University, Australia
Visiting Fellow, St Edmund's College, Cambridge University, UK
Dr William Baber Associate Professor
Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, Japan
Professor Don Brash Former Governor of the Reserve Bank, New Zealand
Former Leader of the New National Party, New Zealand
Adjunct Professor, AUT, New Zealand & La Trobe University, Australia
Lord Charles Bruce of Elgin and Kincardine Lord Lieutenant of Fife
Chairman of the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland
Trustee of the Historic Scotland Foundation, UK
Professor Judith ChapmanProfessor of Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Visiting Fellow, St Edmund's College, Cambridge University, UK
Member of the Order of Australia
Professor Chung-Ying Cheng Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Professor Tien-Hui Chiang Professor and Chair, Department of Education
National University of Tainan, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei
Mr Marcus Chidgey CEO
Captive Minds Communications Group, London, UK
Professor Kevin Cleary President of the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT)
Professor Steve CornwellProfessor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Local Conference Chair
Professor Michael A. CusumanoSMR Distinguished Professor of Management and Engineering Systems,
MIT Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Pr
ofessor Dexter Da SilvaProfessor of Educational Psychology
Keisen University, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Georges Depeyrot
Professor and Director of Research
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)/Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
Professor and Director of Research
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)/Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
Professor Sue Jackson Professor of Lifelong Learning and Gender
Pro-Vice Master of Teaching and Learning
Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Professor June Henton Dean
College of Human Sciences
Auburn University, USA
Professor Michael Hudson President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET)
Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City
Vice-Consul Kathryn KiserCultural Affairs Officer, Lahore, Pakistan
The United States Department of State, USA
Mr Shahzada KhalidDeputy Director
SAARC Energy Center, Pakistan
Mrs Eri KudoHead Private Sector Fundraising
United Nations World Food Programme Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Sing Kong LeeDirector
The National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr Woon Chia LiuAssociate Dean, Practicum and School Partnerships, Teacher Education
The National Institute of Education, Singapore
Professor Sir Geoffrey LloydSenior Scholar in Residence, The Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, UK
Fellow and Former Master, Darwin College, University of Cambridge
Fellow of the British Academy
Honorary Foreign Member, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr Robert LogieAssociate Professor of Computer Science
Osaka Gakuin University, Japan
Dr David McLoughlin
Associate Professor
Meiji University, Japan
Professor Vasile MeitaGeneral Manager
The National Institute for Research and Development in Construction, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development (URBAN=INCERC), Romania
Professor Keith MillerLouise Hartman Schewe and Karl Schewe Professor of Computer Science
The University of Illinois Springfield, USA
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Technology and Society
Professor Marjo Hannele MitsutomiHead of English Language Teaching Practices and the Language Development Intercultural Studies Center
Akita International University, Japan
Professor Ka Ho Joshua MokChair Professor of Comparative Policy, Associate Vice-President (External Relations)
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR
Dr Jo Mynard Associate Professor & Director of the SALC, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Professor Michiko NakanoProfessor of English
Director of the Distance Learning Center
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Ms Karen NewbyDirector
Par les mots solidaires, Paris, France
Professor Jerry Platt
Professor of Business,
Akita International University, Japan,
Dean and Professor Emeritus, College of Business, San Francisco State, USA
Professor of Business,
Akita International University, Japan,
Dean and Professor Emeritus, College of Business, San Francisco State, USA
Professor Michael PronkoProfessor of American Literature and Culture
Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Richard RothSenior Associate Dean
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Qatar
Professor Monty P. Satiadarma
Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology
Former Deanof the Department of Psychology and Rector of the University
Tarumanugara University, Indonesia
Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology
Former Deanof the Department of Psychology and Rector of the University
Tarumanugara University, Indonesia
Mr Michael SakamotoInterdisciplinary Artist
UCLA, USA
Mr Mohamed SalaheenDirector
The United Nations World Food Programme, Japan & Korea
Mr Lowell SheppardAsia Pacific Director
HOPE International Development Agency, Canada/Japan
Professor Ken Kawan SoetantoProfessor and Director of CLEDSI
Waseda University, Japan
Dr Jeffrey Sommers Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Visiting Faculty, Stockholm School of Economics, Riga, Latvia
His Excellency Dr Drago StambukCroatian Ambassador to Brazil
Brazil
Professor Mary StuartVice-Chancellor
The University of Lincoln, UK
Professor Gary SwansonDistinguished Journalist-in-Residence & Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair
The University of Northern Colorado, USA
Dr David WilkinsonAssociate Dean (International & External Programmes)
Faculty of Law and Management
La Trobe University, Australia
Professor Kensaku YoshidaProfessor of English
Director of the Center for the Teaching of Foreign Languages in General Education
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Mrs Elly ZaniewickaPolitical Correspondent
BBC Political Programmes, London, UK
IAFOR Journal Editors
Editors of IAFOR Journals are ex-officio Members of the International Advisory Board
Dr Thomas FrenchAssociate Professor
Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Arts and Humanities
Dr Melissa KennedyLecturer
The University of Vienna, Austria
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
Dr Sandrah KrohAssociate Professor
Pikesville University, USA
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Education
Dr Andrea MollePost Doctoral Fellow, Chapman University, USA
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences
Dr Michael O'SullivanAssociate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion and Philosophy
Dr Alexandru-Ionut PetrisorAssistant Professor
The National Institute for Research and Development in Construction, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development (URBAN=INCERC), Romania
Editor-in-Chief of the IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment
Dr James RowlinsLecturer, Singapore University of Design and Technology
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Media and Mass Communication
Professor Elvira Sanatullova-AllisonProfessor & Chair of the Education Department
St. Lawrence University, New York, U.S.A
Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
