Mac McClelland

Living and working in the region for over 40 years, Dr. T. B. (Mac) McClelland, Jr., has extensive experience in and with political, social, and military affairs in the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. He is a retired officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and has long advised the U.S. military, U.S. Department of State and consular officials, and foreign government and military officials on African and Arab affairs.

He currently leads a management consulting firm based in Dubai focused on business and strategy development, marketing, and government relations in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is a leadership and management professor at Hult International Business School and other universities. He has been featured on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal on several occasions, and has been an expert witness before the U.S. Congress on issues affecting Americans and American companies abroad. Mac earned a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership, a MA in International Policies Studies, a MA in Human Resources Management, and a BA in Mathematics. He published the Colby Award-nominated novel Desert Wind in 2021, its sequel Distal Watchman in 2022, and will release the third book in the series, Dragon Warrior, in 2023.