Rebecca L. Bellinger Directory Page

Rebecca L. Bellinger is executive director of the Center for Global Business, a Center of Excellence at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business that is funded in part by a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education known as CIBE (Center for International Business Education). As head of the department, she leads the School’s strategic international and government agency partnerships, CIBE grant activities, student global learning on campus and abroad, export executive education, internationalization in the curriculum, faculty development programs, and new global initiatives. She also currently serves as President of the Association of International Business Education and Research.  Rebecca was appointed in 2018 by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and renewed in 2022 by Secretary Gina Raimondo to serve on the Maryland-D.C. District Export Council. She holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, a MA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BA from the University of Rocher. She also achieved the NASBITE International credential of Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) in 2018.

Rebecca is a founding member of the Leadership Forum on Global Business Education. She is an active member of several other professional associations including NAFSA (Association of International Educators), NASBITE International, and the Association of International Education Administrators. Previous senior leadership positions include University Director of International Programs and Services at Pace University and Director of International Programs at the School of International Service, American University. She also co-led the CIBE Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) Program in Cuba.

In 2016, Rebecca led the Smith School to become the first academic partner of the Maryland Department of Commerce MAPIT (Maryland Partners in International Trade) program and created the Maryland Export Consulting and Marketing Maryland internship programs to help Maryland businesses seeking entry into new markets. She also developed the first Export Management Bootcamp and other executive-level training programs for industry professionals to support the state's goal of increasing the number of exporting companies.