Tom Bussen, JD, MBA, and DBA (2021), teaches in the International Business and Trade Department at ALU. An avid cross-cultural researcher, Tom has book publications on International Compliance Management, Public Sector Administration in Central Asia, and Global Leadership. Previously, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer and an Assistant Professor of Business and Law at the American University of Central Asia. Bussen also served as visiting researcher at the Central European University and is now completing his doctoral research at the University of Florida.

Tom is also a passionate travel and trekker, having visited around 75 countries (with a mere +/- 115 to go), completed two 800+ kilometer treks, and run numerous marathons and half-marathons. His best friend and running buddy is his dog, Apollo, but he’s a pretty big fan of people, too.