r. Jinan Ziade earned her doctorate in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Information System Technology from the University of Phoenix (UoPx). She holds an MBA and BIST. Also, a Graduate Executive Leadership Transformation Certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management from Georgetown University. Additionally, she is a postdoc research fellow and an active research member of the Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research at UOPX Research at UoPx. She has published several journal articles that have also been presented at national and international conferences (ASEE, ICSB, among others). Dr. Ziade was invited to serve as an abstract reviewer and conference moderator for ASEE.

Dr. Ziade has over ten years of experience teaching in the Business and Management department and has proficiently guided scholars across multiple universities in helping students complete their graduate degree requirements. She has actively engaged in various scholarly pursuits, including leading the yearly research symposium, undertaking responsibilities related to curriculum development and course plans, supervising graduate students in their dissertations, and conducting field workshops for students. Moreover, she has taken part in specialized projects involving higher-level change through engagement in system task forces, evaluating learning outcomes through assessment reports, and compiling documentation to secure global accreditation (ACBSP). She was involved in Affiliate Institutions (AI). Also, Lead Faculty Coordinator (LFC) for guiding & mentoring the newly hired bilingual faculty. She led academic projects and extended short-term programs (STP) in MENA and Africa.