About the Author

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Patrice Flynn is a Fulbright scholar, University of Chicago trained professor of business and economics, and the Morrison professor of international studies at Mount St. Mary's University. Her research across five continents examines global capitalism, labor markets, civil society, and autonomous humanoid robots. She is the editor of the Working Papers Series in International Studies and coeditor of Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators and Measuring the Impact of the Nonprofit Sector. Previous positions include vice president for research at Independent Sector, senior vice president for administration and finance at Effat University, and CEO/president of Flynn Research in Washington, DC, during which time she was selected as one of Lifetime Television's Women of the Year.