Janet L. Walsh, D.B.A. is the CEO and President of Birchtree Global, LLC, a company that globalizes business strategy, operations, and employees. Walsh has worked in and established business operations in 81 countries and all 50 U.S. states, directing teams of lawyers, CPAs, finance, and HR leaders. She and her team focus on helping businesses to resolve the conflicting issues that increase risk and reduce financial performance internationally. Birchtree programs such as the Global Company in a Box™ integrate legal, financial, tax, HR, and business infrastructures. The company's award-winning, customized programs aim to deepen bench strength in large organizations, with successes including the World Trade Center Atlanta’s "Global Market Entry Training Program" and ADP's "Human Capital Decision-Making in the C-Suite".
Her previous experience includes serving as an HR vice president for multibillion-dollar multinationals.
Walsh is a noted thought leader and speaker in global market entry and financial performance.
She serves on The Explorers Club Board of Directors as Chair of Ethics and Governance, the Bedford Film Board, Manhattanville College Corporate Educational Advisory Board, and the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Management and Marketing Research. In addition, she is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth and a GlobalScot.
Walsh is also an award-winning watercolorist whose paintings are displayed in the Booth Museum of Western Art. A competitive equestrian, she regularly competes in cross country events and has won the 2021 Peekskill Rotary Equestrian Competition.
Recent Projects/Research
- Linking theory: the financial results of linking customer satisfaction to business and HR strategy in a multi-dimensional, communication platform powered by technology
- Cuba market entry
- The effect of high performing bullying behaviors on organizational performance
Selected Publications
- Kelly, M., Moreno, E., & Witmer, R. (2019). The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices (chapter on Cuba market entry). Oxford, England, Oxford University Press.
- Walsh, J., Persky, L., & Pinnock, K. (2019). The Effect of High Performing Bullying Behavior on Organizational Performance: A Bullying Management Dilemma. Global Journal of Business Research 13(1), p. 71-81. As of 10/1/19 a Top 10 Journal Download.
- Walsh, J. (2018). Human Resource Implications in Cuba Market Entry. International Human Resource Management, Conference Proceedings, June 2018.
- Walsh, J. (2017). Success Characteristics of Foreign Direct Investment in Cuba. Journal of Global Business Research, Fall 2017.
- Walsh, J. (2016). An Introduction to Linking Theory. Review of Business & Finance Studies 7(2),2016.
- Walsh, J. (2016). Success Characteristics of Foreign Direct Investment in Cuba. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Phoenix, 2016.
Honors and Awards
- 2021 Honoree, Professional Organization Women of Excellence
- 2019 Global Conference on Business and Finance, Outstanding Research, and Leadership Awards
- 2018 Speaker, International Human Resource Management Conference, Madrid
- 2017 Presenter, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, "Cuba Market Entry"
- 2017 Speaker, "Doing Business in Cuba," TED, LLP Conference
- 2017 Keynote Speaker, "Global Workforce Risk," Global RISC Conference
- 2017 Global Conference on Business and Finance, Outstanding Research and Peer Review Awards
- 2015 Global Conference on Business and Finance, Outstanding Research Award
Course Taught at New York Tech
- BUSI 740
- BUSI 750
- HRMT 703
- HRMT 744
- MGMT 705
- MGMT 735