John Hibbs

John Hibbs is the founder and currently Director of the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Global Education, which is heavily involved in promoting Distance Education worldwide, organizing Global Learn Day as an annual event and establishing the Champions Program.

Hibbs spent his life in the business of imports and exports, during which he spent nearly 20 years living abroad in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He began his professional career with twelve years at Getz Bros, America's largest trading company. During that period, he lived in Taipei, Seoul and Singapore working for a billion dollar trading company that represented firms as diverse as Johnnie Walker, Armstrong Ceiling, Borden's, General Foods and John Deere.

After leaving Getz, Hibbs became the Managing Partner for an American magazine published in six languages in 45 countries. He then built United Amusements, an import/export company specializing in software distribution for the video game business.

Hibbs holds a History degree from the University of Oregon, Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Golden Gate University, and was a member of Special Forces while serving in the United States Army.

The homepage for the Benjamin Franklin Institute founded by Hibbs is at www.bfranklin.edu . John Hibbs can be reached by e-mail at hibbs@bfranklin.edu

Articles by This Author

• Vol. 2, No. 3
  • Connecting the Dots: GLD Success Stories - Story 4: Introducing the Deans fo the Socrates Academy
• Vol. 2, No. 2
  • Connecting the Dots: GLD Success Stories - Story 3: Accelerating Powerful Educational Forces With A Celebration As Big As the Oscars
• Vol. 2, No. 1
  • Connecting the Dots in Distance Learning - GLD V Success Stories: Story 1 - Beginning the Journey to Connect the Dots
• Vol. 1, No. 6
• Welcome to Global Learn Day V
• Vol. 1, No. 5
• Welcome Message for Global Learn Day Four

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