Dr. Ali Alkazemi is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at the College of Business Administration, Kuwait University. He earned a B.Sc. in Finance from Kuwait University, followed by a Master’s degree (1988) and a Ph.D. (1993) in Public Management and Policy from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr. Alkazemi has held several key leadership roles, including Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs for Agreements, Collaboration, and Teaching Development at Kuwait University (2005–2008), and Cultural Counselor and Director of the Kuwait Cultural Office in Los Angeles (2008–2013). Dr.Alkazemi served as a Board Member and Board's secretary of the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (2014 -2020) He also served as Director of the Higher Diploma in Public Administration program from 2020 to 2022.Dr. Alkazemi’s research interests focus on ethics in public service, New Public Management, governance, corporate social responsibility, taxation, and public finance. His academic work includes publications in internationally refereed journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics and the International Journal of Public Administration. With over 30 years of experience in public administration consulting, he has led seminars and workshops for various public institutions in managerial ethics, organizational communication, administrative reform, leadership, teamwork, conflict and stress management.