Prof. Charbel Chedrawi is holder of a Ph.D. in Business Sciences from “Paris 1 – Sorbonne”. He holds a “DEA” in Finance further to his Master’s and Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from Saint Joseph University (USJ). He is a full Professor in the Faculty of Business and Management at USJ in Beirut, with 20 years of teaching experience. Prof. Chedrawi has also been a consultant for almost 20 years. He has been supporting various consulting projects for many clients in Lebanon and the GCC countries, in the Private and Public sectors. Furthermore, he is a professional Trainer since 2001 with the Institute of Finance, the Lebanese Banks Associations (ABL), USJ, and Beyond Consulting.

Finally, Prof. Chedrawi is a lecturer in many European universities. He is a multidisciplinary researcher focusing mainly on the various facets of the 4th Industrial Revolution (AI, BlockChain, Big Data, Cloud Computing) and its implications on various field and sectors. He is a member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). He was the President of the International Association ICTO (Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society), VP of the Lebanese AIS Chapter, a founding member of the MENA-AIS chapter, and the Head of the “5IR” (5th Industrial Revolution) research team.