Paul D. Lapides

Paul D. Lapides is the Director of the Corporate Governance Center at Kennesaw State University, where he is a professor of management and entrepreneurship. He serves on the board of directors of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI), and the Board of Directors Network, Inc. (BDN), and the advisory boards the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and the Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College. He is the author of more than 100 articles and twelve books on management, entrepreneurship, and directors' responsibilities. A member of the Corporate Board Member's Academic Council, Paul has been recognized as one of the leading academic authorities on corporate governance. He has been quoted in more than 200 publications including, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes, London's Financial Times, Time, Money, The Daily Deal, Nation's Business, Success, Director's Monthly, Corporate Board Member, Trustee, and Directors & Boards. A CPA, he received a BS in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from New York University. Prior to joining the faculty at Kennesaw State University, Paul held faculty positions at New York University and Columbia University.