Mary Sullivan ("Sully") Taylor
Consultant - Oregon, USA

Mary Sullivan (“Sully”) Taylor is Professor of International Management in the School of Business Administration at Portland State University. She has the rare combination of significant knowledge of both Japanese and Latin American business cultures. She has expertise in Japanese management and global human resource management in Japanese multinationals, and has studied Japanese companies' operations in Mexico.

Fluent in Spanish, Professor Taylor lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, from the age of 10 to 18. She received a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Japan, and also has served as a Visiting Professor at Waseda University. Professor Taylor is the author of numerous publications, including Western Women Working in Japan: Breaking Corporate Barriers. Professor Taylor holds a B.A. in Latin-American History and English Literature from Southern Methodist University, an M.A.T. in English and Spanish as Second Languages from the School for International Training, an M.A. in Spanish Literature from Pennsylvania State University, and a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management & International Business from the University of Washington.

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