Dana Sumpter received her Ph.D. from University of California Irvine. She is an associate professor of Organization Theory and Management at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business. Her research focuses on the intersection of relational behavior at work and managerial systems, with a particular focus on cross-cultural management. Secondarily, she studies gender and work/family issues in organizations. Formerly a Vice President of Human Resources at Citigroup, she draws from her travels, her work as an expatriate in Asia, and her research on international management in teaching graduate-level cross-cultural management and diversity.