Stefano Tijerina

Dr. Stefano Tijerina teaches in the areas of international business, comparative business, and ethics. Prior to his academic career he worked in the areas of international banking and non-profit management.

He received his B.A. in Comparative Politics from Clark University, a Graduate Certificate in International Relations from Universidad de los Andes, and his M.P.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Maine.

His current research centers on the business dynamics of the Western Hemisphere from a historical perspective. He is the author of Opportunism and Goodwill: Canadian Business Expansion in Colombia, 1767-1968 (University of Toronto Press), and has published articles in the Journal of Canadian Studies, American Review of Canadian Studies, Iperstoria, Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Desafios and Perspectivas Colombo Canadienses, as well as chapters in several edited volumes including Mercados en Común: Estudios sobre Conexiones Transnacionales, Negocios y Diplomacia en las América (siglo XIX y XX), Working for Oil: Comparative Social Histories of Labor in Petroleum, A Samaritan State Revised: Historical Perspective on Canadian Foreign Aid, and Big Business and Dictatorships in Latin America. He is a contributor to the New Economic Papers-History Blog (NEP-HIS Blog), ActiveHistory.ca. In 2017 he was awarded the First Christopher Kobrak Research Fellowship from the Canadian Business History Association.