Oliver William Olson

Oliver W. Olson, MBA is a senior lecturer of Marketing and Strategy at UNYP, Maastricht School of Management, Vilnius University and Nichols College (USA). He was one of the founders of Maastricht School of Management Romania and was that school’s first Dean and Academic Director. In addition to his lecturing roles, he has a strong background in Higher Education Quality Assurance as the Regional Head of Europe for ACBSP and the Executive Director of ATHEA. He has previously been the Country Manager for CEU Business School, Romania, and has held various roles at CEU Business School in Budapest serving as the MBA Program Director and Director of Degree Programs Administration. Prior to joining the CEU Business School, Mr. Olson started his professional career as an Export Product Manager for Salamander Shoes in Stuttgart, Germany in the 90’s. He then moved to the USA where he worked in banking for almost a decade, including stints as Assistant Vice President at Bank of America, Senior Manager for a major credit card company and the CIO of a community bank in Dallas, Texas. Originally from California, Mr. Olson earned his Undergraduate Degree in International Business and German from California State University, Fullerton and his MBA from the University of Texas, Dallas. He is fluent in German and can hold his own in Swedish and Romanian. His permanent home is in Maastricht, the Netherlands.