About

My Mission in Life (What I Do Best):
I inspire and motivate people to seek the truth, live with purpose, and pursue excellence in all things!

Chris Banescu
I’m an entrepreneur, small business owner, university professor, and author. I’m a leadership and management expert and e-commerce specialist with a passion for excellence and common sense.

My career experience spans small and medium-sized companies, large corporations, traditional and online universities, and several internet and entrepreneurial ventures. I have 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
My business, management, strategic consulting, e-commerce, information systems development, and IT management experience spans over three decades. It includes expertise managing business development, information systems and technology, e-commerce development, and enterprise-wide web and application development projects across various hardware and software platforms.

Positions held:

  • Owner/CreatorNewhallStation.com
  • Managing PartnerNewhall Studios
  • Director of Web Development – Homestore.com, Inc. (Move.com)
  • CEO, VP of Information Systems – SeekHomes.com
  • Associate Director of Information Systems – Universal Studios, Inc.
  • Attorney, Consultant, and Speaker – various venues
Teaching and Lecturing Experience
I have been teaching at various universities in the graduate and undergraduate business and management programs for more than 24 years. I have taught multiple business ethics, business law, entrepreneurship, finance, strategic management, leadership, small business management, e-commerce, IT management, web development, and other business management courses in the BS and MBA Degree programs at Woodbury University in California, in the online MBA programs for Capella University and the Graduate School of Management and Technology for University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), and various other business, e-commerce, and IT courses in programs at Azusa Pacific University and Pasadena City College.

Positions held:

  • Adjunct Faculty – Woodbury University, BS and MBA programs
  • Adjunct Professor – University of Maryland, Graduate School of Management and Technology
  • Adjunct Instructor – Capella University, MBA programs
  • Assistant Professor – Azusa Pacific University, School of Business and Management
  • Adjunct Professor – Pasadena City College
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