Charles Krusekopf

Charles Krusekopf is a professor in the School of Business at Royal Roads University.

At RRU he helped develop and lead the MBA in Executive Management, the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Economic Development, the Master of Global Management, the MA and MSc in Environment and Management, the Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Graduate Certificate and dual degree programs with the Management Center Innsbruck and the Munich University of Applied Science. He has served as a visiting professor at universities in Austria, Germany, and China, and was a Fulbright Lecturer in Mongolia. He teaches across a range of fields including international trade and the global political economy, international business strategy, environmental economics and policy, behavioural economics, Indigenous economic development and life design.

He is the founder of the American Center for Mongolian Studies in Ulaanbaatar and has writes regularly on Mongolian economic and political affairs including Mongolia's Critical Mineral cooperation and development, Northeast Asian energy markets, and Mongolia's relationship with North Korea. He has worked in the past as a consultant with organizations including the World Bank, the Soros Foundation, the Albright Stonebridge Group, GLG, Fortune Magazine, the Office of the US Trade Representative and the US Department of State.

He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington, an MA in International Relations and China Studies from Johns Hopkins School of International Studies and a BA in Economics and Management from Rice University. He completed the RRU Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, the Stanford Design Lab’s Life Design Studio program for educators and is a Design Your Life certified coach.