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Meet Deirdre Mendez

Deirdre B. Mendez, PhD is an intercultural consultant, speaker and author who helps U.S. companies and their international partners identify and resolve culturally based problems. After two decades as a consultant, Deirdre joined the Center for Global Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is now Associate Director for Cultural Programs. Throughout her career, she has helped businesspeople and companies manage cultural variation to minimize risk and enhance the performance of international projects.  Her book The Culture Solution facilitates self-guided problem-solving for international executives.
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Deirdre is a member of the faculties of management and marketing at the McCombs school of Business.  She teaches international business and management to executives, MBA students, and undergraduates in the U.S. and abroad.