Marty Tillman

Martin Tillman is a thought leader and expert on the linkage of education abroad to student career development and employability. His international consultancy, Global Career Compass, assists international educators develop campus policies and programs furthering support for, and understanding of, the linkage of education abroad to career development and employability. He serves as an Affiliate of the Gateway International Group.

He is former (ret.) associate director of career services at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. A NAFSA member since 1977, he is a frequent conference presenter, contributor for twenty years of book reviews to the International Educator magazine, and author of four current book chapters about global workforce development and the impact of education abroad on student career development and employability. He served as chair of NAFSA's 2008 Global Workforce Development Career Resources Task Force. Among his numerous publications, his “Student Guide to Study Abroad and Career Development” is a frequently cited resource in study abroad and career offices around the country. His blog, Global Career Compass, is widely read in dozens of countries.