Dr. Anthony Cannizzaro is Associate Professor of Strategic Management & International Business at the Busch School of Business. As the Busch School's Vice Dean, he is responsible for faculty and academic affairs, and strategic initiatives. He is the academic director for both the School's International Business Program and the Ciocca Center for Principled Entreneurship's Family Business Consortium. He also represents Catholic University's professional school faculty on the University's Board of Trustees.
Dr. Cannizzaro's academic interests lay at the intersection of business, government, and civil society. His research is interdisciplinary, synthesizing theory from international strategy with complementary areas such as institutional economics, political economy, and economic sociology to better understand how multinational firms engage with diverse stakeholders.
Dr. Cannizzaro's work examining the implications of institutions, political relations, and state ownership on the transparency of foreign direct investment has been published in top outlets including the Journal of International Business Studies, Accounting, Organizations & Society, and the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. His research and teaching have been recognized in several ways, including a nomination for the Academy of International Business's AIB/Temple Best Paper Award; selection as a finalist for the Academy of Management's IM Division Willamette Best Paper in Social Responsibility Award; two-time recipient of the Chei-Min Paik Award for Excellence in Business Research from the George Washington University; and the Provost's Advancement of Teaching Award from the Catholic University of America.
Dr. Cannizzaro is a member of the Academy of International Business (AIB), the Academy of Management (AOM), and the Strategic Management Society (SMS). He has been recognized with multiple Best Reviewer Awards from the Academy of Management, previously served on the editorial review board for the Journal of International Business Studies, and served as chair of the International Management Division's Doctoral Student Committee.
Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., Dr. Cannizzaro worked at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a multinational investment banking firm specializing in the financial services industry. His primary role involved advising bank and thrift institutions on corporate valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and raising and managing capital. While at KBW, he executed over a billion dollars in M&A and capital-raising transactions and advised scores of clients in conjunction with the US government’s Troubled Assets Relief Program.
Dr. Cannizzaro holds a bachelor's degree in international business and finance from the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University, and a doctor of philosophy degree from the George Washington University School of Business.
He is a devoted husband and father to three boys, a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus, and was born and raised in the Great State of Ohio.
Education
- B.S. The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Int’l Business & Finance, 2006
- Ph.D. The George Washington University School of Business, 2015
Expertise
- Transparency
- Institutional Economics
- International Political Economy
- Political Risk & Corruption
- State Ownership
- Corporate Governance
- Multinational Strategy
Courses Taught
- MGT 123 – Foundations of Business
- MGT 301 - Business Ethics
- MGT 390 – International Business
- MGT 490 - International Business in Developing Countries
- FIN 389 - International Corporate Finance
- BUS 502 - Accounting & Financial Analysis
Publications
Select Current Research Projects
Cannizzaro, A.P. & Weiner, R.J. (2019) “Uncertain Principals, Opaque Agents? Elections and State-owned MNE Disclosure” (CGIO Best Paper in International Corporate Governance Finalist at the 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting).
Cannizzaro, A.P. & Sautet, F. (2019) “Can You Make a Pet of Leviathan? The Implications of State Ownership for the Common Good”.
Refereed Publications
Cannizzaro, A.P. (2019). "Social Influence & MNE Strategic Response to Political Risk: A Global Network Approach". Journal of International Business Studies, pp 1-22.
Cannizzaro, A.P. and Weiner, R.J. (2018). State ownership and transparency in foreign direct investment. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(2), pp.172-195.
Cannizzaro, A.P. & Weiner, R.J. (2015). Multinational investment and voluntary disclosure: Project-level evidence from the petroleum industry. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 42, 32-47.