George M. Marakas

George M. Marakas is an American author, scholar, research scientist, professor, consultant, entrepreneur, and an authority in specific areas within the field of information systems. He has been named a Distinguished Member - Cum Laude by the Association for Information Systems. His academic career, includes faculty appointments at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland where he was a Center for Teaching Excellence Eli Lilly Fellow, the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where he held the British-American Tobacco Fellowship for Global Information Systems Strategy., the University of Kansas School of Business, and the Florida International University College of Business where he holds the rank of Full professor and is the Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies for the FIU College of Business.

Dr. Marakas received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Florida International University in 1995, his MBA from Colorado State University, and his Bachelor’s degree from Governor’s State University. Before his position at FIU, he was a faculty member at University of Maryland and a tenured senior faculty member at the University of Kansas and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Helsinki School of Economics.

Preceding his academic career, he enjoyed a highly successful banking and real estate career. His corporate experience includes senior management positions with Continental Illinois National Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In addition, George served as the first President and CEO for CMC Group, Inc., a major real estate development firm in Miami, FL, for three years.

Marakas has co-authored and published more than 50 scholarly papers and five textbooks within the field of information systems. He writes, speaks and researches in the area of computer and technological self-efficacy from both a theoretical and applied perspective. He is also considered an expert on doctoral education and doctoral program management. Marakas has served as a Senior Editor for THE Database for Information Systems Research and an Associate Editor for Information Systems Research.

Marakas holds senior executive positions in several entrepreneurial ventures in the motorcycle and olive oil industries. His writing has appeared in several motorcycle publications in both print and digital form and he is a regular contributor to blogs in both industries. Provided by Wikipedia