Forward Together

Faculty

Ali Akbari, Ph.D.

Professor, Business Administration
University of Southern California

Gerhard Apfelthaler, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Management
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU) 1997
International Business, International Market Entry Strategies, Cross-cultural Management, Higher Education, Business Schools

Carmina Bech Segarra, MBA

Lecturer, School of Management
MBA IE Business School 2017

Earle Charles, Ph.D.

Lecturer and Director of the MSIT Program
Berne University 2000
Business Startups; Strategic Business Partner Identification; Business Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Healthcare Business Management; Healthcare Information Ecosystem; Enterprise Systems Architecture Design, Implementation and Management

Dazhi Chong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Old Dominion University 2016
Business Analytics, Social Network Analysis, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Data Mining, Financial Analysis

Jamshid Damooei, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Economics, Executive Director, Center for Economics of Social Issues
University of Surrey 1981
Economic Analyses of Social Issues, Public Policy Analyses, Economic and Social Impact Assessment, Program Evaluation

Annie Deng, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.W

Lecturer in the School of Management
University of San Diego 2023
Expertise in public accounting (e.g. audit and financial accounting), leadership studies (e.g. theory and management practice), academy (e.g. research mentor).

Matthew Fienup, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for Economic Research & Forecasting; Associate Professor, Economics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Applied Econometrics, Environmental Economics, Economic Policy Analysis, Land Use, Environmental Markets

John Garcia, DBA

Assistant Professor of Finance
Creighton University 2020
Behavioral Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Distress, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Business Analytics, FinTech

Dan Hamilton, Ph.D.

Director and Professor, MS in Quantitative Economics program and Director, Economics, Center for Economic Research and Forecasting
University of California, Santa Barbara 2002
Forecasting, Time Series Econometrics, Macroeconomic Theory, Input-Output Analysis and Economic Measurement, Business Cycle Analysis

Virginia Ilie, Ph.D.

Professor, Information Technology
University of Central Florida 2005
Data science and machine learning, Data management, IT project management, IT implementations, Intuitive interface design, IT user engagement and workarounds.

Sabith Khan, Ph.D., M.P.A., M.A.

Director and Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy & Administration (MPPA)
Virginia Tech 2015
American philanthropy, International Development, Leadership, Nonprofit organizations, Organizational change and impact of technology.

Kirk Lesh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Economics
University of California Santa Barbara 2013
Applied Microeconomics

Ran Lu-Andrews, Ph.D., CFA

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati 2011
Corporate Finance, Real Estate

Valeria Makarova, Ph.D., MBA

Director, Teaching Effectiveness, Assistant Professor, Business Administration
Lomonosov Moscow State University

Susan Murphy, Ph.D.

Professor and Program Director of Business Administration
University of Illinois Chicago
organizational behavior, human resources management

Tracy Nickl, PhD

Assistant Professor in the School of Management
Global Senior Business Executive with 30+ years of driving innovation, organizational growth, and profitability in the financial and healthcare industries. Educator passionate about helping students reach their potential and achieve their goals.

Mark Orlando, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor and Director of Sports Management Program
Pepperdine University 2015

Michael Panesis, MBA

Executive Director, Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship
Rutgers University 1989
Entrepreneurship, startups, new venture creation, new venture investment

Geoffrey D. Plourde, JD, CPA

Lecturer and Accounting Program Director, School of Management
Southwestern Law School 2018
Innovation and AI, Tax Practice Management, Tax Practice and Procedure

Renee S. Rock, M.A.

Senior Lecturer, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
California State University Northridge 2006
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Communication

Setayesh Sattari, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Marketing
Sustainability Marketing

Adriana Sekulovic, Ph.D.

Lecturer, School of Management
Université Paris Ouest Nanterre

Mary Jo Shane, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Fielding Graduate University 2001

Vlad Vaiman, Ph.D.

Professor
University of St. Gallen Switzerland 2004
Talent Management, International Management, Human Resources, Business Education

Thomas Becker, MSEE

Senior Adjunct Faculty Member
University of Southern California 1980
Hughes Aircraft Fellow in Computer Architecture, Electronics, Internet of Things, Digital Signal Processing,

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