Cihan Cobanoglu

Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu is the McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF), who also serves as the Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation and Director of International Partnerships for the Muma College of Business. He is the Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT)(SSCI), editor of Journal of Global Business Insights (JGBI) and a co-author of six books and ten conference proceedings. He is also currently serving as the President of Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI). He is the founder and chair of Global Conference on Business and Economics (GLOBE), Global Conference on Education and Research (GLOCER), Global Conference on Business, Hospitality and Tourism Research (GLOSEARCH) and Global Conference on Services Management (GLOSERV). Dr. Cobanoglu created the curriculum for hospitality software: innRoad Property Management System, M3 AccKnowledge Hotel Accounting System, and M3 Link Hotel Business Intelligence System. His articles have been cited in more than 4000 times and have made numerous presentations in national and international conferences. He received “Excellence in Research-Tenured” award from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2016 and 2019. He has taught courses in six different countries. He has been invited as a keynote speaker to more than 15 conferences. He received 13 best paper awards from International conferences. In 2013, he was named as a “Fellow” by Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA). For more information, visit cobanoglu.com. For ANAHEI, please visit anahei.org