Mary Teagarden of Thunderbird fame

Stefan Stern is writing with his usual thoughtful authority in his column in the Financial Times today, this time on the threats, such as they are, of emerging competion from China. But is there really a management consultant called Mary Teagarden of the Thunderbird school of management, whom he quotes? 

If this is a wind-up, they (whoever "they" are) have gone to a lot of trouble supplying a back story. Thunderbird is no ordinary school of management, it is a global school of management. And where is it based? Why in Phoenix, Arizona of course. And Mary Teagarden? she used to work for Mother Teresa...well, according to the most convincing website, she did...