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Kogod School of Business, American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
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Michael J. Ginzberg joined the Kogod School of Business in July 2011. A scholar with expertise in management and information systems, Ginzberg has written and edited extensively on the subject with more than 50 published articles, books, chapters, an... [More]
Professor Thompson teaches financial accounting and financial reporting. His research focuses mainly on the usefulness for equity valuation of reported accounting numbers and proposed alternatives. Professor Thompson has taught at a number of univers... [More]
Professor Sachs teaches business communications to graduate and undergraduate students. She has more than 25 years of professional communications experience in the public and private sectors. In her work for the federal government, she developed awar... [More]
Mindy Schuster leads the planning and administration of all matters related to the finances of the Kogod School of Business. She oversees budget administration, financial management, human resources, facilities, faculty administrative support and inf... [More]
Kendra M. Green is the Associate Director of Development at the Kogod School of Business. She joined Kogod in January 2011 and works with alumni who are interested in giving back to the school. Before coming to Kogod, Kendra was a political fundraise... [More]
Diane Myers is responsible for leading the development and alumni relations efforts for the Kogod School of Business as the Director of Development. In her role she works closely with members of the Kogod Advisory Council and the Kogod alumni and bus... [More]
Rebecca (Becca) Youngerman joined the Kogod School of Business in January 2011 as the Associate Director of Alumni Relations. In this role, Youngerman is working in partnership with alumni, students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders to strategi... [More]
Lara Kline leads the strategic marketing and communications efforts for the Kogod School of Business and serves as a strategic advisor to the Dean on new initiatives and school-wide priorities. She oversees all brand-related matters, web communicatio... [More]
David Kautter is Managing Director of the Kogod Tax Center and Executive in Residence in the Department of Accounting and Taxation. He joins Kogod following a distinguished career as a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, where he held a number of key techn... [More]
Professor Williamson teaches a number of subjects related to taxation, is director of the Masters of Science in Taxation degree program, and serves as executive director of the Kogod Tax Center. He has also served as Adjunct Professor of Law at Ameri... [More]
Lawrence Ward has senior management responsibility for all undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the Kogod School of Business. Specifically, he leads 26 full-time professional staff with responsibility for enrollment management, degree progra... [More]
Before starting at Kogod, Andrew was the Coordinator of Governance and Leadership in Student Activities. He worked with a variety of student organizations including undergraduate Student Government, the Graduate Leadership Council, and the AU Club Co... [More]
Andrea Carpenter joined KCCD as a Career Management Advisor in Spring 2011. Her previous experience includes academic advising for undeclared students at Shippensburg University, career advising for students at Gettysburg College, and career advising... [More]
Jacques Domenge has been a Career Management Advisor at the Kogod Center for Career Development since January of 2009. Before coming to American University, Jacques was the Career Services Manager in the DC office of Boston University's Center for Di... [More]
Arlene Hill has been at American University since June 2009. Throughout her 14 years in academia, she has educated undergraduate and graduate students on lifelong career management skills at Georgetown University, Indiana University, Bowling Green St... [More]
Annie Matanin joined the Kogod Center for Career Development (KCCD) in February 2009 as the Manager of Corporate Relations. In this role she focuses on cultivating and building strategic relationships with employers and alumni. Serving as a liaison b... [More]
Jennifer serves as the Associate Director of Career Management for the Kogod School of Business. She has several years experience in the counseling field, specifically in higher education. Jennifer's primary focus is counseling and coaching MBA/MS st... [More]
John joined KCCD in August 2010 as a graduate assistant and transitioned to the Career Management Advisor role in Spring 2011. In this role he serves undergraduate students by supporting their career exploration, employment and internship searches, a... [More]
Wim Taylor joined the Kogod Center for Career Development in September 2011 as the Associate Director of Employer Relations. His role is to engage employers and students through on campus recruitment and signature events which include career fairs an... [More]
Professor Adhikari teaches financial and international accounting and conducts research focused on determinants of international accounting diversity, international accounting harmonization and accounting infrastructure in emerging markets. In 2009-2... [More]
Professor DuBois is Associate Professor of International Business. His research focus is in global supply chain management, customs facilitation, and social network analysis. His work has appeared in The Journal of International Business Studies, Int... [More]
Dr. Espinosa is the Chair of the Information Technology Department, a Professor of Information Technology and a Kogod Research Professor. His research focuses on coordination and performance in global technical projects that span multipe global bound... [More]
Professor Holmberg's interests include applied strategic management in a global environment, entrepreneurship and new venture management strategy, European strategy and entrepreneurship, franchising, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and... [More]
Robert Hauswald received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 1995 and also holds M.S. degrees in Mathematics (Stanford) and Economics (London School of Economics). Before joining Kogod, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Kelle... [More]
Professor Mitra teaches marketing management, consumer behavior, and marketing research. Her research focuses on consumer perceptions of marketing information such as advertising, nutritional labeling, and other mandatory disclosures, and their publi... [More]
