John C. Ruhnka
Academic Director of the Entrepreneurship Program, Bard Family Term Professor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management
Education
LLM, Cambridge University
JD, Yale Law School
MBA Finance, Wharton
Courses Taught
- Business Plans and Seed Financing, ENTP6020
- Introduction to International Business, INTB6000
- Legal Aspects of International Business, INTB6060
- Legal and Ethical Environment of Business I, BUSN6540
Selected Publications
Articles
- “Protecting Domain Name Assets.” The CPA Journal, Vol.LXXIV/No.4:64-69(April, 2004), with J.W. Bagby of Penn State University.
- "Qui Tam Claims: Threat to Voluntary Compliance Programs in Health Care Organizations," Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2000 (with H. Boerstler and E. J. Gac)
- "Governmental Incentives for Corporate Self-Regulation," Journal of Business Ethics, 1998 (with H. Boerstler)
- "The Ethical Implications of Corporate Records Management Practices and Some Suggested Ethical Values for Decisions," Journal of Business Ethics, 1990 (with S. Weller)
- "Merger Disclosures: The Duty to Speak and the Materiality of Negotiations," Corporate Confidentiality and Disclosure Letter, 1988 (with J. W. Bagby)
- "The Predictability of Materiality in Merger Negotiations Following Basic," Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1988 (with J. W. Bagby)
- "Records Retention/Destruction Programs: Legal Retention Requirements and Statutes of Limitation," Corporate Confidentiality and Disclosure Letter, 1988 (with D. S. Skupsky)
- "Design Considerations for Document Retention/Destruction Programs," Corporate Information and Privacy Reporter, 1988, (with R. B. Austin)
- "Corporate Disclosure Obligations Under Extraordinary Conditions," Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1987 (with J. W. Bagby)
- "Disclosure: Dammed if You Do, Dammed if You Don't," Harvard Business Review, 1986 (with J. W. Bagby)
Misc.
- "Business Practices under NAFTA: Developing Common Standards for Global Business," Institute for International Business, University of Colorado at Denver, 1995 (editor)
Selected Consulting Experience
- Appointed Special Ethics Consultant to United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, Co, in 2005. Adviser to USOC General Counsel and Ethics Committee.
- Ethics Advisor to Janus Capital Group (2004-2005), advised Janus following “market timing” investigation by SEC, helped developed leadership iniatives.
- Teach Ethics and Legal Aspects of Business in CU Executive MBA Program. Designed and taught Ethics component of specialized MBA programs for E-Business MBA, Lockheed Martin MBA Program, and Storage Technology MBA Program, 1996-present
- Consultant to Celestial Seasonings Co. on development of corporate ethics program, 1998
- Consultant to J.P. Morgan & Co. on revisions to corporate code of ethics and internal ethics compliance program, 1997
- Presenter on results of survey of Codes of Corporate Conduct from Fortune 1000 Companies at national symposium "Corporate Crime in America: Strengthening the 'Good Citizen' Corporation," Federal Sentencing Commission, Washington, DC 1995
- Program Director, Business Practices under NAFTA: Developing Common Standards for Global Business, Institute for International Business, University of Colorado at Denver, participants included corporate ethics officers from ten multinational companies with international operations, including Hughes Aircraft, Bell Atlantic Corporation and MITRE Corporation, 1995
