Dr. Joseph S. Cabuay is an Associate Professor for Technology Systems Management at SUNY Korea – Stony Brook University. In this connection, he is the Department of Technology & Society (DTS) Faculty Senator for the University Senate Committee where he concurrently serves as Chair of the Education Council. His corporate/applied research focus is on Technology Systems Management, A.I. & Management, & A.I. and Executive Leadership Development. He also serves as a Senior Advisor for iSCilab, a comprehensive A.I. solutions firm, and Senior Advisor/Facilitator for Global Management at the National Human Resource Development Institute (NHI) under the Korean Ministry of Personnel.
With 35 years of global work experience, Prof. Cabuay is a Certified Executive Leadership Facilitator-Coach, Leadership Speaker, and Principal Management Consultant. He specializes in Global Leadership Development, Dynamic Team building, Global Strategy, Strategic Tech Sales, Tech Venture Management, Investor Relations, Cross-Cultural Leadership-Management, Strategic Alliances, and Strategic Communications.
Prof. Cabuay has successfully trained, consulted, and coached hundreds of business executives and managers of corporate firms worldwide in the IT, telecom, airline, manufacturing, finance/banking, and energy sectors on people efficiencies, self- efficiencies, and operational efficiencies at a global scale while allowing business leaders to expertly calibrate and optimize on the business and technical value of their enterprises. As a master speaker, he leads energetically in solving, driving, and creating specific and measurable needs at the operational, management and executive levels of complex global organizations.
Prior to becoming a Principal Management Consultant and Business Professor, Prof. Cabuay was Vice President for Global Business Development and Investor Relations for the NYC Economic Development Corporation where he and his team were instrumental in attracting over 193 hi tech firms to NYC. Before the NYCEDC, he was senior UN Officer for the UN Secretary General responsible for global security coordination, global business liaison activities, and presidential communications. Prof. Cabuay is a decorated U.S. Marine and served in several special assignments of a highly classified nature with the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. State Department worldwide.
Prof. Cabuay teaches the following courses:
Undergraduate level: Graduate Level:
EST 326 – Management For Engineers EMP 501A – Leadership
EST 331 – Engineering Ethics EST 502 – Ethical Decision Making
EST 194 – Decision Making EMP 501B – Org. Behavior Aspects in Mgmt
Past and Present Research
This is a sample of four areas: (1) more current academic research projects, (2) several past and current corporate research projects, (3) my history in many institutional advisory roles, and (4) various media presentations:
2021
• SUNY Korea [Stony Brook University] & University of Copenhagen: Leadership-Management Analysis before and after the COVID 19 Pandemic. A Qualitative Analysis of Korean managers’ experience in leading and managing their direct reports before and during the pandemic. Research project members: Dr. Suzana Brown (SUNY, Korea – Stony Brook University) and Dr. Louise Harder Fischer (University of Copenhagen).
2020-2021
• SUNY Korea [Stony Brook University] - Project Senior advisor for global outreach and partnership development Commodity Ecology Mobile Platform with Dr. Mark Whitaker (SUNY Korea – Stony Brook University), Chief Researcher and Designer of the CEM Platform.
Corporate Applied Research Projects [Under NDA] 2003 – Present
• Korean Air – Executive Performance Management & Cross-Cultural Efficiencies Research Project
• Samsung Electronics – Global Leadership Development, Cross-Cultural Management Research Project
• Samsung Global Strategy Group – Global Leadership - Cross-Cultural Management Research Project
• Samsung Everland – Executive Leadership & Cross-Cultural Management Research Project
• Microsoft Headquarters – Global Sales Performance, & Sales Readiness Research Project
• Microsoft Asia-Pacific – Executive Sales Leadership & Strategic Sales Development Research Project
• Nautilus-Hyosung Group – U.S. Market & New Product Development Research Project
• Samsung Marine & Fire Insurance – Strategic Communications & Behavioral Studies Research
• DOLBY Korea – DOLBY USA – Strategic Negotiations & Operational Efficiencies Research Project
• UBS Financial Services – Executive Corporate Story Telling & Ownership, Feasibility Study
• Standard Chartered Bank – Attitudinal, Behavioral, and Motivational Research on M&A strategies
• Intergraph, Australia – Global Management Research Project – Executive Level
• Winterthru, Switzerland – Strategic Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Research Project
• Rexnord, USA – Global Management & Strategic Communications Research Project
• Goldman Sachs, HKG – Strategic Communications Research Project
Advisory Roles & Public/Community Service
• Seoul Investment Center
• Samsung Finance University
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Korea
• National Human Resources Institute, Korea
• Korean Air Learning Center, Korean Air HQ
• Samsung Human Resource Department
• Samsung Electronics Leadership Center
• Samsung Marine Fire & Insurance
• POSCO University
• POSCO Daewoo
TV/Media Appearances
• UN Nations Newsletter (NY, UNHQ) – Presentation on Organizational Effectiveness at UNHQ 2019
• EBS Radio (Seoul, Korea) – Radio Interview on Korean Business Culture, 2018
• EBS TV Station (Seoul, Korea) – TV Interview on the UN & Globalization, 2007
• Asia Society Media Clip – Korea Center Anniversary 2009
• Asia Society Media Clip – Korea Center Anniversary 2008
• Asia Society Media Clip – Korea Center Opening 2007
• Hanyang University Division of International Studies Magazine Interview, 2008
• Arirang TV Station (Seoul, Korea) – TV Interview on “Heart to Heart,” Global Partnership Development and Internationalization 2011
• KBS TV News (Seoul, Korea) – News Interview on Foreign Businesses entering Korea, 2014