Lisa Gordon earned a PhD in International Relations with a specialty in International Trade from the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Gordon also received a master’s degree in International Business and Foreign Languages from the Université Lumiere, Lyon 2, France. As a multilingual researcher, her expertise in international trade and international business has been sought by the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the Université Rennes, France as well as French business consultancy firm ADEA-EURAFRIC Partners.