About

Chris Banescu

Chris is an attorney, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and university professor. He is an ethics and business management specialist with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for excellence.

His career experience spans Fortune 500 corporations, traditional and online universities, small and medium-sized companies, and several Internet ventures. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from New York University and a Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

Professional Experience

His business, legal, management consulting, information systems development, and IT management experience spans over 24 years. It includes senior executive management expertise managing consulting practices, information systems and technology, leading technological development and e-commerce integrations, and heading enterprise-wide Web and application development projects across multiple hardware and software platforms.

Positions held:

  • Managing Partner – Newhall Studios
  • Co-Owner/Joint Venture Partner – NewhallStation.com
  • Director of Web Development – Homestore.com, Inc. (Move.com)
  • CEO, VP of Information Systems – SeekHomes.com
  • Director of Information Systems – Universal Studios, Inc.
  • Attorney, Consultant, and Speaker – various venues
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    Teaching and Lecturing Experience

    Chris has been teaching at various universities in the graduate and undergraduate business and management programs for over ten (10) years. He has taught multiple courses in the BS and MBA Degree programs at Woodbury University in California, in the online MBA program for Capella University, in the Graduate School of Management and Technology for University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and various other business, ethics, management, law, and IT courses in programs at Azusa Pacific University, California State University, Northridge, and Pasadena City College.

    Positions held:

  • Adjunct Professor – Woodbury University, MBA and BS programs
  • Associate Professor – University of Maryland, Graduate School of Management and Technology
  • Adjunct Professor – Capella University, MBA programs
  • Adjunct Professor – Pasadena City College
  • Assistant Professor – Azusa Pacific University, School of Business and Management
  • Guest Lecturer – California State University, Northridge
    • Education

    New York University – New York, NY
    - Bachelor of Science degree – Business Administration/Marketing, 1989

    Southwestern University School of Law – Los Angeles, CA
    - Juris Doctor degree, 1995
    - Member of California State Bar, 1996