Monday, January 26, 2015 - Dimy Doresca, International Inst. of International Business
Davenport Rotary will host Dimy Doresca, Director of the International Institute for International Business at the University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business, on Monday, January 26.
Dimy Doresca is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and an International Business Specialist and Consultant. He is also Lecturer in International Business, a Global Learning Faculty Lead, and the Director of the Institute for International Business, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa.
In the last 15 years his professional experience includes overall international business with respect to international market research, doing business overseas, risk analysis, business and strategic planning, budgeting, financial management, business development and operations, contracts administration and negotiations, claim analysis, and international banking. Mr. Doresca has had permanent assignments representing Stanley Consultants, a Muscatine, Iowa-based multinational corporation in India and the United Arab Emirates. During his tenure, he has set many permanent offices, worked with local suppliers, recruited agents and local representatives, negotiated contracts and terms of payment, and dealt with foreign banks, insurance companies, and foreign government officials at various levels in many countries in the Middle East and Asia.
Mr. Doresca, a member of the Board of Directors of the Quad Cities Foreign Trade Zone (a metropolitan area between Iowa and Illinois), holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Augustana College and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He speaks English, Spanish, French, and Creole.