His students call Dr. Marco Tavanti as "DMT" or "Professor T." Did you know that the rock in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam represents the mountain of La Verna near Dr. Tavanti's hometown, Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy.
Marco Tavanti, Ph.D.
Professor, University of San Francisco (USF), School of Management (SOM)
Program Director, Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA)
Director, Harari Conscious Leadership and Social Innovation Initiative (SEIC)
Co-Founder, World Engagement Institute (WEI)
President, Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII)
Program Director, Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA)
Director, Harari Conscious Leadership and Social Innovation Initiative (SEIC)
Co-Founder, World Engagement Institute (WEI)
President, Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII)
Bio
Dr. Marco Tavanti is Tenured Full Professor at University of San Francisco's School of Management. He is Program Director of the Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA) and Director of the Harari Conscious Leadership and Social Innovation Initiative. He teaches nonprofit ethical leadership, sustainable development reporting, and social impact analysis. Since 2014 he has been coordinating the AGI-Rome, an annual Academic Global Immersion program on refugee service management in collaboration with Jesuit Refugee Service International and UNHCR. He is co-founder and president of the World Engagement Institute and SCII-ONLUS, two international NGOs dedicated to transitional justice and sustainable capacity trainings. From 2003 to 2013 he Chaired the International Public Service (MS-IPS) graduate program at DePaul University’s School of Public Service where he was instrumental to the establishment of eight academic programs. During his 20 years of academic career he designed and directed 23 academic global collaborative programs linking universities and CBOs in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Southeast Asia. He trains academic administrators and faculty in ethical leadership, cultural competence, service learning and action research. In 2007 he contributed to the establishment of the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) ever since advanced the integration of the UN Global Compact Principles into management education worldwide. As an international expert on indigenous rights and sustainable development he regularly consults for various United Nations agencies and NGOs. He serves in the editorial board of the Journal of Management for Global Sustainability and the International Journal for Sustainable Human Security. He has published more than 50 studies in the area of value leadership, international development and management education. His recent publications include: Management Education for Sustainable Development (JMGS ‘17), International Accreditation Perspectives for Nonprofit Management Education (JNEL ‘17), Integrating Sustainability Mindset and Impact Competencies in Management Education (IAP ‘ 17).
About
Started in Business: I started my career in the for-profit sector working in a family enterprise for jewelry production. I enjoyed my early years designing, crating and testing robots for goldsmith industrial productions but also found the life of the wealthy people empty. I found more meaning to my life when I became conscious objectors with Caritas and discovered many social needs in my community that I previously ignored. After a period of international voluntary work in Tanzania work Italy and began arco Tavanti is an international development scholar whose experience stretches over 25 years and whose work has taken him to more than 18 countries in Europe, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Dr. Tavanti’s teaching in sustainable development, leadership ethics, intercultural diversity, and NGO management is grounded in Jesuit values and his scholarship is an embodiment of the University’s mission to be of service to humankind. Professor Tavanti is the Nonprofit Administration Program Director.
Dr. Tavanti is a systems thinker whose scholarship aims at providing practical and integrated solutions to issues in international development and poverty reduction. His research methods are participatory in nature and directed at building international capacity in leaders, organizations, and institutions. Through his teaching he inspires globally engaged leaders while building professional capacity through international managerial skills across sectors.
He is President of Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII-ONLUS) and founder of the World Engagement Institute (WEI), two international organizations providing capacity development services for sustainable human security. He designed and directed various professional training programs on sustainable community development, indigenous human rights, anti-human trafficking and refugee service management. He has been consulting and collaborating with United Nations agencies such as the Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Compact (UNGC), the Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Dr. Tavanti is a systems thinker whose scholarship aims at providing practical and integrated solutions to issues in international development and poverty reduction. His research methods are participatory in nature and directed at building international capacity in leaders, organizations, and institutions. Through his teaching he inspires globally engaged leaders while building professional capacity through international managerial skills across sectors.
He is President of Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII-ONLUS) and founder of the World Engagement Institute (WEI), two international organizations providing capacity development services for sustainable human security. He designed and directed various professional training programs on sustainable community development, indigenous human rights, anti-human trafficking and refugee service management. He has been consulting and collaborating with United Nations agencies such as the Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Compact (UNGC), the Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Contact Information
Dr. Marco Tavanti,
University of San Francisco - Downtown Campus
101 Howard Street, 604
San Francisco, CA 94105
mtavanti@usfca.edu
University of San Francisco - Downtown Campus
101 Howard Street, 604
San Francisco, CA 94105
mtavanti@usfca.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Last updated April 2018
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Portrait
Websites and Social Media
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Dr. Marco Tavanti faculty profile
Teaching profile for the University of San Francisco, School of Management. Click on the logo or access it here |
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Dr. Tavanti on Academia Network
This site includes my academic profile along with some publications and links to academicians in related institutions and field of expertise. Click on the logo or access it here. |
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Via Sapientiae, Digital Commons, Berkley University Press
Digital Commons, Powered by BePress, hosts Via Sapientiae, a digital (sustainable!) institutional repository at DePaul University. I have a link to some of my publication there (click on publications for more information). See DePaul Via Sapientiae group here. Access Dr. Tavanti Selected Work site at http://works.bepress.com/marcotavanti/ |
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Dr. Tavanti on LinkedIN
I use LinkedIN to share job announcements and for networking with colleagues. The groups I maintain link International Public Service alumni and international scholars. See my profile and connect with me and my large global network. Click on the logo or access it at http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcotavanti |
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Marco Tavanti on FaceBook
I use FB to share relevant international news and for updating colleagues, friends and family on my international activities. The site includes photo albums on the activities related to the Manila, Chiapas, Jordan, the United Nations and others in connection with DePaul University. Click on the logo or access it here |
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Dr. Tavanti on Twitter
I use Twitter to share relevant international news stories. Click on the logo or follow me #mtavanti https://twitter.com/mtavanti |
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Dr. Marco Tavanti' Global Values Channel on YouTube
This YouTube Channel includes video interviews with international leaders on subjects including globalization, social responsibility, conflict resolution, human rights and international development among others. I also have several videos used in my teaching and international programs.Click on the logo or access it at http://www.youtube.com/user/mtavanti |