For nearly two decades, Dr. David Desplaces has dedicated himself to the stewardship of learning, educating entrepreneurs, executives, and future leaders with one goal in mind: unlocking the potential in each of them. He is a recognized expert in global commerce and trade, and he applies that expertise across international management, cross-cultural management, leadership, change management, and entrepreneurial venturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Desplaces secured a $1.85 million U.S. Small Business Administration grant to establish the South Carolina Veterans Business Outreach Center (SC VBOC) at The Citadel, expanding entrepreneurial training and support for veterans, service members, and military spouses across the state. He has also been appointed to the Fulbright Specialist Program roster for 2027\u20132029, which allows him to share his expertise in global commerce and entrepreneurship with host institutions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is a leading voice in teaching case methodology. A CASE Fellow since 2018, he has held senior leadership roles in The CASE Association, including President and, currently, Treasurer. He served as Associate Editor of The CASE Journal<\/em> and remains on its editorial board. He holds the Association\u2019s Level 2 Case Writing Certification and has published eight teaching cases, several of them award-winning. He leads The Citadel\u2019s Teaching Case Writing Hackathon, an intensive workshop that helps faculty and professionals turn real-world experience into peer-review-ready teaching cases. He also teaches the case method to doctoral students in the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration program at the College of Charleston. In all, his work has appeared in more than 35 peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He serves on company boards in Europe and the Middle East. He served as a Major in the South Carolina State Guard and a current member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he has received numerous awards for service and devotion to duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trained by the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute, where he completed his clinical work in Milan, Italy, Dr. Desplaces coaches entrepreneurs, executives, MBA students, and administrators. His coaching engagements span Italy, the UAE, Bermuda, and the United States. He is also a certified Designing Your Life coach, trained in the approach developed by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, and attended the d.studio at Stanford University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Desplaces holds a Certificate in Business Excellence from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Rhode Island, with a focus on change management, and an M.S. in Education in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University. He received his MBA in Finance and his B.S. in Management with honors from Bentley University. He also holds the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential from NASBITE International and has served as a certified trainer for it. He is fluent in French and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bio For nearly two decades, Dr. David Desplaces has dedicated himself to the stewardship of learning, educating entrepreneurs, executives, and future leaders with one goal in mind: unlocking the potential in each of them. He is a recognized expert in global commerce and trade, and he applies that expertise across international management, cross-cultural management, leadership, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":176,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":""},"class_list":["post-33","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDegrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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