Professor Howell is an instructor of ‘Global Trade’ in the Business For International Professionals (BUSIP) Program at the University of Washington in Seattle, the eastern edge of the Pacific Rim, where he also teaches ‘Communications & Leadership in Project Management.’

He has been a guest lecturer at Cornell University on ‘Hotel Industry Best Practices,’ at Seattle Pacific University on ‘Cross-Cultural and Legal Issues involving Social Ventures,’ and in Washington D.C. on ‘Cross-Cultural Communications.’

Professor Howell has held executive management positions in global hotel, banking, and manufacturing enterprises. His more then 35 year portfolio of international business experience reflects living, working, and traveling to more than 60 countries. He uses his background to help educate a new generation of global thinkers.

Currently, he is in South East Asia researching the Galleon trade between China, the Philippines and Spain. His findings will be incorporated in his forthcoming book, “Navigating the Cultural Seas Without Sailing off the Edge” (Smart Business in a Flat World).

Mr. Howell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hotel Administration from Washington State University, holds a Masters Degree, With Distinction, in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a graduate, With Honors, of the Pacific Coast Banking School.

He served to the rank of Captain in the United States Marine Corps and is a decorated Viet Nam War veteran.

Professor Howell resides with his wife, Aleli, in the San Juan Islands northwest of Seattle.