Thayer-Ali Named President of CASB

Tammy Thayer-Ali is the new president of the Center for Advanced Studies in Business, (CASB), Inc. The CASB Board of Directors confirmed her appointment. “We are very fortunate to have someone with Tammy's experience and ability to fill this important position,” said Dean Michael Knetter.

Since joining CASB in 1999, Thayer-Ali has played a key role in growing CASB's corporate custom program business to more than $3.1 million in fiscal year 2005. She works with more than 25 corporate clients, including: GE Medical Systems, Kerry Group, American Family, General Mills and ConAgra. She also leads several initiatives in programming for women executives, including the annual Women's Executive Leadership Summit, and is working to launch a new women's leadership executive education program in 2006 and new "Ideas Forums" on issues important to women leaders.

In her new role, she will serve as president of the CASB Board of Directors, the governance board for the Fluno Center and the business school's customized executive education programs. She will work with a new associate dean for executive education to provide a full array of educational opportunities for organizations. The search for a new associate dean for executive education is underway. The associate dean will lead Executive Education including it centers and association programs, and will direct the open-enrollment programs.

Prior to coming to CASB, Thayer-Ali spent five years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she was managing director of IBC Gulf Conferences and worked as a headhunter. She also lived and worked for 13 years in Italy, serving as general manager of the Institute for International Research, a consultant for Hewitt Associates and as a human resources director for Nestlé Perugina. She has an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in sociology from UW-Madison.