Speaker – Norman (Bob) Zukis

Norman (Bob) Zukis

Adjunct Professor of Management & Organization
USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA


Bob Zukis has twenty-five years of applied business strategy and operations experience as a management consultant and business executive, with extensive experience in Asia and Europe. His past employers have included PwC Management Consulting.

Bob’s management consulting experience focuses on global growth and helping clients find their future with new technologies. Bob is a technology executive, business advisor, prolific author & speaker focused on creating the next chapter of technology driven business strategy and management.  As a former early-stage B2B SaaS Director/CEO/Executive and top tier IT and management consulting partner Bob built, led and advised businesses all over the world and have managed start-up and multi-country P&L’s up to $125M. 

He is a nationally recognized speaker and author on IT and cybersecurity governance and contributes to these issues as a Senior Fellow, Governance Center for The Conference Board and as a member of the NACD SoCal Board. He teaches global business strategy to undergraduates and graduates at the USC Marshall School of Business. His key publications include the book Social Inc. (2013, Kauffman Fellows Press) and the chapter “IT and Cybersecurity Governance in a Digital World” in The Handbook of Board Governance (2016, WILEY). 

He is a CPA and holds an MBA with Honors from The University of Chicago and a BBA from Texas Tech University. He has lived in Saudi Arabia, England, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and the United States.