Self-regulation may be key to dealing with international privacy and Internet regulation Privacy, data exchange and the disparity in country laws regulating the internet in Latin America emerged as key issues affecting everyone from cell phone provider Nokia to payment companies like Visa and Mastercard, from internet firm Yahoo to courier FedEx, at WorldCity’s Government Affairs Connections event on April 16. “Latin America is at a difficult stage because there is not much regulation on these issues, unlike in the United States and Europe,” said Jose Martinez, Senior Director of… Read More
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Maguire previously served as Florida's secretary of commerce and was a partner at Holland & Knight
Mel Maguire
University of Miami School of Business Associate Dean, External Affairs
Mel Maguire has been named associate dean for external affairs at the University of Miami School of Business Administration.
Maguire will lead the school’s development initiatives and oversee executive education programs, communications and graduate placement while building a strong brand for the School among global corporations.
“Mel Maguire brings a wealth of experience as an accomplished business, government and community leader and we’re delighted to have her join our senior leadership team,” said Barbara Kahn, the Business School dean.
Maguire has more than 22 years of experience in government, professional service firms, entrepreneurial start-ups and pro bono service to academia. She served as Florida’s secretary of commerce and assistant secretary of commerce from 1984 to 1987, was a corporate partner at Holland & Knight and Steel Hector & Davis, and has served on the Florida State University Foundation Board and the Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
“I am thrilled to join the UM School of Business at a time when it is advancing an ambitious agenda to propel the School to a position of global preeminence,” Maguire said.
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