Peter Cardon teaches management communication, international business communication, new media and communication, and advanced business writing. His primary research interests are intercultural communication and social networking. Pete is currently the President of the Association for Business Communication and a board member for the Orchid Foundation. Prior to joining USC, Pete taught at the University of South Carolina for six years and Utah State University for three years. Before working in higher education, he held several marketing and management positions in the tourism and manufacturing industries. Along the way, he has worked in China for three years and traveled to approximately forty countries for work and research. He is the author of Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked World.