David Eiteman received his business and economics degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of California, Berkeley, before graduating from Northwestern with a Ph.D. in finance. He then started teaching and researching at prestigious schools across America, Asia, and Europe. In his other affiliations, Eiteman was previously president of the International Trade and Finance Association, the Society for Economics and Management in China, and the Western Finance Association. He has authored and co-authored four books and a significant number of articles, which have appeared in 29 publications, including International Trade Journal, Journal of World Business, Business Horizons, Management International, and others.