President of Tulane University and the Seymour S Goodman Professor of Management for more than five years. Dr. Cowen is also a director of American Greetings Corporation Forest City Enterprises Inc. and Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Dr. Cowen is a former board member of the American Council of Education the Business-Higher Education Forum and the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a member of the Audit Committee Leadership Network in North America a select group of audit committee chairs from America’s leading companies. Dr. Cowen is the co-author of four books and has published more than 90 articles in academic and professional journals focused on issues dealing with corporate governance strategic planning and the development of management systems; age 60. |