Barclay James

Barclay James, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at the Greehey School of Business, St. Mary's University. Previously held faculty positions at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) and Louisiana State University.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008)
  • MBA, Texas Christian University (2003)
  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (1999)

His research focuses on foreign investment risk in developing countries, multinational firm-government relations, and project-financed investment strategies, particularly for emerging market companies. His work appears in journals like Organization Science and Asia Pacific Journal of Management.

• Key Contributions:
  • Developed frameworks for analyzing political risk mitigation in multinational operations
  • Established methodologies for evaluating project-financed investments in emerging economies

• Academic Recognition:
  • Recipient of LSU's teaching award
  • UIUC's 'Excellent Teacher' designation
  • Conference awards for research excellence