Kenneth David (Ph.D., University of Chicago; MBA, Michigan State University) is a Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University with a specialty in organizational and cross-border project studies. These studies emphasize strategy and technical knowledge plus cultural and power issues. His focus is inter-organizational relationships (acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and outsourcing projects in which dispersed teams of engineers co-design a product or process) where trans-cultural communications are an essential skill for economic performance.