Joseph Tragert is Director of Market Development at EBSCO Publishing, where he identifies and develops new information products for the Corporate, Government, and Consumer markets. In his 8+ years at EBSCO, Mr Tragert has directed Product Management, Content Licensing and Interface Design. Prior to EBSCO, Mr Tragert worked at the Barents Group, a division of KMPG focusing on stabilization and privatization in former Soviet republics. He holds an MA in Russian Studies from Georgetown University, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr Tragert has authored books on Iraq, Iran and North Korea as part of the “Complete Idiot’s Guide” imprint, and is an Adjunct Professor in the MBA program at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.