Amanda Cahal
Biography at a Glance
Amanda Cahal is an adjunct faculty member as well as the Director of MBA Global Programs. She is the primary architect for the EMBA and PMBA international trips and co-teaches the Global Business courses. Her work in Executive Education’s corporate programs focuses on intercultural competence, global business and emotional intelligence with corporate clients including Newmont Mining, Anadarko, Crocs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and FullContact.
Amanda is certified in the Insights Discovery System, the Intercultural Development Inventory and Thunderbird’s Global Mindset. Prior to joining Daniels, she worked in international development for The Carter Center, observing elections in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Her work in development as well as education has taken her to Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Amanda has her master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and has also studied at Keble College, the University of Oxford. She lives in Denver with her husband and two young daughters.
Education
- MSc, London School of Economics
- BA, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Hobbies/Interests
- Travel—anywhere, but particularly to Africa
- Playing the piano
- Any water activity—lake, river or ocean
- International politics