About

Madhu Viswanathan, Ph.D.
Director 
D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program
madhubalan.viswanathan@lmu.edu 

Madhu Viswanthan joined LMU in 2019 after serving on the faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for 29 years. He is the architect behind the CBA foundational course, “Business for Good,” required for all first year and transfer business students. Madhu is internationally known for pioneering the stream of subsistence marketplaces, a bottom-up approach to research, education and practice at the intersection of poverty and marketplaces. He has authored and co-authored over 80 journal articles, conference proceedings, books and book chapters. From his research insights, he also developed the concept of marketplace literacy and founded the Marketplace Literacy Project. More

Noriko Sato Ward
Assistant Director
D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program
noriko.satoward@lmu.edu 

Noriko Sato Ward oversees administration of the D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program. She serves as a liaison for partnerships within LMU and organizations and universities around the world. Noriko serves on the board of LMU’s Asian American Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association and has a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Noriko was raised in Japan and the U.S. with a deep understanding in nuances of conducting international business. She holds an MBA in marketing and finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. in government from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.