Lebanon Valley College Hosts Renowned Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow

ANNVILLE, PA (03/05/2012)(readMedia)-- Lebanon Valley College has invited Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Anil Singh-Molares, an internationally renowned entrepreneur for an intensive week-long visit March 26–30. Singh-Molares will conduct classes, seminars, workshops, and lectures and will meet with students and faculty members informally throughout the week to share his practical knowledge in the areas of global entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

"Singh-Molares will be a perfect fit for Lebanon Valley College. Our students will have a chance to meet a world-class entrepreneur with a deep knowledge of globalization, helping to create better understanding and new connections between the academic and nonacademic worlds," said Michael Green, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. "We're delighted that he will also have time to get to know our campus and to explore in-depth how the classroom and campus relate to the broader society."

His LVC lectures and free and open to the public. Singh-Molares will discuss "Reimagining the Corporate Culture: How to Manage a Business with Compassion" March 26 at 7 p.m. in Zimmerman Recital Hall of the Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery. He will present "Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Corporate Globalization" as part of the Springer Lecture Series March 28 at 7 p.m. in Miller Chapel room 101. On March 29 at 11 a.m., Singh-Morales will present "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education," also in Miller Chapel room 101.

Born in Holland and raised in Europe and the United States, Singh-Molares is a global citizen and businessperson. Fluent in Spanish, French, and English, he is a citizen of Spain and permanent resident of the United States. Drawing on his liberal arts education, cross-cultural upbringing, and managerial skills, Singh-Molares advanced during 1991–2003 from managing a Microsoft foreign language team (40 translators and terminologists) to overseeing all internationalization vendor relations for the company (more than $200 million in annual expenditures). Winner of the Microsoft Achievement Award, he negotiated all contracts related to internationalization vendors, giving him a deep understanding of the pros and cons of outsourcing.

Since leaving the software giant, he founded and serves as CEO of EchoMundi LLC, a rapidly growing international services firm that helps corporations do business abroad. Responding to the experience of many around him who have dealt with a life-threatening, pregnancy-related disease, he is co-founder and board member of the Preeclampsia Foundation.

The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program, which is administered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, DC, brings prominent artists, diplomats, journalists, business leaders, and other professionals to campuses across the United States for a week-long residential program of classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, and informal discussions.

Posted Monday March 05, 2012 at 11:56 am by Lebanon Valley College
Last Updated Friday March 23, 2012 at 09:09 am