INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD (ISAB)
The International Strategic Advisory Board is an independent consultative body. It offers strategic counsel, constructive challenge and global expertise to the college’s leadership as GCBS works towards its vision and its international accreditation goals. The Board is advisory only: decisions remain with the President of GCBS and the governing bodies of the Royal University of Bhutan.
Track 1
Academic Excellence and Accreditation Pathways
The accreditation roadmap, graduate portfolio design, doctoral pathways for Bhutanese faculty, research publication strategy and academic quality assurance.
Track 2
Digital Delivery, Executive Education and Revenue Growth
Flexible, blended and online learning, executive training, leadership development for the civil service and corporate sector, and regional reach from a Bhutanese base.
Track 3
GNH Leadership, Sustainability and Global Positioning
Bringing Gross National Happiness, mindfulness and responsible leadership into the curriculum, and building global partnerships and networks.
Professor Ian Fenwick, PhD
Director, Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Business, Toronto, with a PhD from the University of London. A specialist in digital marketing, branding and business school management.
Advises on accreditation pathways and graduate portfolio design.
Mr Paul Marca
Principal, Parallax Global Advisors LLC; former Associate Vice Provost, Stanford University
Spent 33 years at Stanford establishing and leading professional, executive and online education through the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
Advises on flexible and online learning and on executive education.
Professor Guido Gianasso, PhD
Professor of Leadership, HEC Paris in Qatar; Trustee, American University of Phnom Penh
Former Chief Human Resources Officer in the aviation and security sectors and former head of the IATA Training and Development Institute.
Advises on institution-building, leadership development and executive education strategy.
Professor Shirish C. Srivastava, PhD
Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, HEC Paris
A researcher in e-government, information systems strategy and digital innovation in developing countries.
Advises on faculty research, doctoral development and digital transformation in the curriculum.
Ms Salome Miminoshvili
Founder and Managing Director, Cognify (Tbilisi and Doha)
Leads a firm delivering executive development and AI-enabled learning across the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and Asia.
Advises on executive education programme design and reaching a regional market.
Ms Tianna Nguyen
Founder, Alensia International Pte. Ltd., Singapore
A private capital and venture investment background spanning J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Invesco and PwC, and an active impact investor.
Advises on entrepreneurship and finance curriculum and on mentoring students and alumni.
Ms Catherine Tanneau
Adjunct Professor, HEC Paris; Master Certified Coach (ICF); Co-founder, Activision Coaching Institute
Leads the leadership modules of the HEC Paris Executive MBA; a former McKinsey consultant and corporate executive.
Advises on values-based leadership and coaching that integrate GNH principles.
Membership
Up to eleven members
Up to nine external members from academia, business, public policy and enterprise, alongside the President and Deputy President of GCBS. External members serve renewable three-year terms.
Meetings
Three plenaries a year
One in-person meeting each year at GCBS in Bhutan and two virtual plenaries, with working sessions in between.
Service
Voluntary and unpaid
Members serve without payment and give their advice independently.
