George M Marakas

George M. Marakas is an American author, scholar, research scientist, professor, consultant, entrepreneur, and an authority in specific areas within the field of information systems. His academic career, includes faculty appointments at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland where he was a Center for Teaching Excellence Eli Lilly Fellow, the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where he held the British-American Tobacco Fellowship for Global Information Systems Strategy., the University of Kansas School of Business, and the Florida International University College of Business where he holds the rank of Full professor and is the Academic Director of Doctoral programs for the FIU College of Business.

Marakas has co-authored and published more than 50 scholarly manuscripts in peer-reviewed academic journals and conference proceedings within the field of information systems. He writes, speaks and researches in the area of computer and technological self-efficacy from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Marakas has served as a Senior Editor for THE Database for Information Systems Research and an Associate Editor for Information Systems Research. He also regularly teaches classes, at both the Master's and Doctoral levels, focused on global information technology strategy and organizational consequences of information technologies at Florida International University.

Marakas has authored or co-authored five academic textbooks including Management Information Systems, Introduction to Information Systems, Decision Support Technology for the 21st Century, Foundations of Data Warehousing, Mining, and Visualization: Core Concepts, and Systems Analysis and Design: An Active Approach. Many of Marakas' articles and textbooks have been translated into several languages to be used throughout the world.

Marakas has delivered over 50 invited presentations in both the academic and applied sectors on topics ranging from emerging technologies in global business, issues in global IT strategy, to innovation through the conversion of molecules to bits. He has consulted to numerous global businesses including Nokia Corporation, British-American Tobacco, Heineken International, and the US Naval Network Warfare Command

Marakas holds senior executive positions in several entrepreneurial ventures in the motorcycle and olive oil industries. His writing has appeared in several motorcycle publications in both print and digital form and he is a regular contributor to blogs in both industries.