L. WAYNE GERTMENIAN
Professor of Economics and Management
George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA  U.S.A.



Dr. L. Wayne Gertmenian served the Nixon and Ford administrations as a Chief Détente Negotiator in Moscow for the Chairman of the National Security Council, as an emissary to Tehran for the Secretary of Commerce, and as Special Assistant to the Secretary of HUD.   His corporate experience includes five years as the Chief Operating Officer of Ready Pac Inc., one of the nation's leading food processors.

Dr. "G" has been honored by Pepperdine University as the first recipient of the Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, and thereby recognized as the outstanding professor at its Graduate Business School.  His seminars on economic restructuring, presented several times a year in Russia, are critically acclaimed and his courses and seminars on negotiations and pricing are always over-subscribed.  He is the author of a mathematics primer for the study of economics and the nationally marketed audio tape series, Everything Is Negotiable.

Dr. "G" has been honored as a Distinguished Professor of Pacific Rim Negotiations at two universities in China; Shandong Teachers University, and Qufu University at the home of Confucius.  Each year, by special invitation from the Chinese government, he shepherds a group of graduate students, alumni, and friends on a springtime study tour of China, visiting Tibet and many places generally closed to foreigners, including the Giant Panda Preserve.

In addition to his professorial duties, Dr. Gertmenian maintains a busy schedule as a keynote speaker at seminars and business forums throughout the world.  He is an internationally recognized authority in the fields of economics, negotiations, and foreign relations, and serves on the Board of Directors of the AmRus Life Insurance Company, the Medi-Globe Foundation, and the Near East Foundation.  He was a founding director of the California Philharmonic Orchestra and served as an outside director for the West Coast Bancorp (1992-1998).

For three years, Dr. "G" hosted an AM radio talk show in Los Angeles, a call-in program featuring commentary on the social, economic, and geopolitical factors that influence global events.  His eclectic guest list featured many of the great entertainers, athletes, politicians, judicial authorities, and business leaders of the world.  He currently appears as a guest expert on many local and national news productions and is frequently quoted in publications throughout the world.

Dr. Gertmenian received his Doctorate in Economics, Baccalaureate in International Diplomacy, and legal training from the University of Southern California; his MBA is from the University of Idaho.  His wife, Cynthia, is an architect.  They live in Monrovia, California, with their six children and more than a dozen pets.