Lyles Named to Economic Development Post

INDIANAPOLIS - Marjorie Lyles, OneAmerica Chair in Business Administration and a professor of international strategic management at the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, has joined the Indiana Economic Development Corporation's (IEDC) International Development Advisory Board as a founding member.

The International Development Advisory Board will provide strategic counsel on Indiana 's opportunities for international trade and investment and global economic development including future trade missions and the state's representation around the world. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation is a public-private partnership promoting economic development in Indiana ; created by the Indiana General Assembly in 2005, it is the successor to the Indiana Department of Commerce.

Marjorie Lyles brings more than 25 years of international business research, teaching and consulting to the Advisory Board. She was the founding director of the Indiana University Center on Southeast Asia and serves on the International Advisory Board of the American Management Association, among many other memberships and appointments. Lyles has also been Visiting Professor and Scholar at Cambridge University ( England ), St. Gallen University's Institute of Management ( Switzerland ), Universiti Sains Malaysia, the National Institute of Development Administration ( Bangkok ), Copenhagen Business School, and the Imagination Lab ( Switzerland ). At Kelley Indianapolis, Lyles teaches a unique course that allows students to travel to China to consult with Chinese companies transitioning to free market policies.

In addition to her academic work, Lyles has also worked with governmental, non-profit and corporate entities across the globe. She has consulted with USIS, World Bank, USAID, UNDP and private firms in Malaysia, Hungary, Vietnam, Poland, People's Republic of China and Indonesia on international strategies, educational development projects, infrastructure projects, the development of the private sector, and needs assessment for management training. She also serves as a consultant to domestic firms pursuing international strategies.