Donald T. Iannone

Donald T. Iannone is the Director of Regional Development at Transcontinental University (TU), and he serves on the faculty of TU’s MBA and PhD in Business programs. Don is also the managing partner of Kosmos Consulting and Research in Cleveland, Ohio, which works in the economic development, healthcare, and public policy areas. He has worked on consulting and policy research assignments in 32 states and 8 countries during his 40-year career. He is the architect of several state and local economic development strategies, including economic strategies for four Ohio Governors (Celeste, Voinovich, Taft, and Strickland). Don has conducted several public policy and economic studies for the U.S. Government, including the Departments of Commerce, EPA, Labor, and Interior. He provided economic development and healthcare consulting services to several American Indian tribes, including the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Recently, he has served as a consultant to Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh, PA) and the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio). He directed economic development and environmental centers at Cleveland State University for almost 15 years. In the early 1980s, Don worked for a year in East Asia assessing the rise of industrial policies in the automotive and transportation equipment industry. Don is the author of several articles, book chapters, and monographs about economic development, environmental quality, and public policy. He authored two new books in the field of contemporary spirituality in the past 6 months. He has extensive experience in economic development policy and strategy, industry analysis and industrial policy. He ran local and regional economic development organizations for 10 years. His educational background includes Doctor and Master of Divinity degrees, and a Master’s degree in Philosophy. Finally, Don is a published poet and photographer.