Class of 2027 Student Profiles

Ghassan Abdallah

Senior Projects Manager

ADNOC Onshore

Research Topic: Thrust into the Deep End: Upsides and Downsides of Stepping into the Shoes of a Project Manager

Tracy Allery

Global Category Leader

Milton Hershey School

Research Topic: Caught in the middle: How procurement category managers navigate conflicting objectives

Madhuri Bandla

Senior Lecturer of Accounting

University of North Texas

Research Topic: The Tipping Point to Whistleblowing: The Impact of Moral Disengagement Mechanisms Under Regulatory Shock Conditions

Judy Bornstein

Founder

C Suite Resolutions

Research Topic: Mind the Gap: Toward a processual view of organizational conflict

Alisa Chalakhyan

STRIVE Program Lead

Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation Center at the American University of Armenia

Research Topic: Risk, Capital, and Control: How Funding Sources Influence Strategic Decision-Making in Early-Stage Startups

Miriam Dicks

Founder and CEO

180 Management Group

Research Topic: Innovation Readiness: Digital Capabilities Needed for Tech Adoption in Nonprofit Organizations

Manuel Grullon

Vice President of Administration

Banco Popular Dominicano

Research Topic: Board membership and gender diversity: How women independent directors are perceived and valued within Dominican financial institutions

Aung Kyaw Htay

Vice President, Administration

Strategy First Education Group

Research Topic: Venture Capital Strategies in Southeast Asia: How Firms Identify, Invest in, and Support High-Potential Startups

Yassir Hussain

Ethical Compliance Officer

Qatar National Research Fund

Research Topic: A framework for developing performance indicators for national research funding programs in different economies

Antonina Kayitesi

Associate Executive, Financial Management and Treasury

Trade and Development Bank

Research Topic: Derisking By Design: How Design Choices Shape Capital Flows and Market-Building Outcomes in Frontier Markets

Brian Kim

Director

(m)Phasize

Research Topic: Quantifying the long-term incremental impact of marketing

Ash Majumdar

Program Director

Alstom

Research Topic: Taming VUCA with AI: Enhancing Supply Chain Risk Management in Billion-Dollar Rail Infrastructure Projects

Kelley Mason

Senior Account Executive

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Research Topic: Impact of Dark Triad Traits in Senior Public Sector Leaders on Budget Efficiency, Employee Productivity, Morale, and Organizational Performance

Payson Maydew

Instructor of Accounting

Emporia State University

Research Topic: Predicting Integration Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Cost-Cutting and Strategic Context

David McBride

Marketing Transformation Manager

Accenture

Andrew Merz

J7 Director of Staff

Department of Defense

Research Topic: Controlled Chaos: Leadership Training for Large-Scale Multiteam Systems

Viola Miller

CFO

Utah Transit Authority

Research Topic: Are We All Aboard? Equity Impacts of Bus Fare Policy and Executive Explanations in U.S. Urban Bus Systems

Luis Sena

Senior Advisor for Innovation Policy

Dominican Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade

Research Topic: Innovation Network Orchestration in Emerging Ecosystems: The Role of Hub Actors in the Dominican Republic

Piyush Singh

Partner-Enterprise Digital Modernization

Turnberry Solutions

Research Topic: A Multi-Dimensional Framework for AI Adoption in Healthcare and Medical Device Organizations

Matt Smith

Senior Manager, Technology Program Management

Peraton

Research Topic: How Cybersecurity Disclosures Under Item 106 of Regulation S-K Signal Differences in Managerial Cybersecurity Risk Governance Maturity Between Public Firms of Different Sectors

Lariza Stewart

Director of Business Development

ENSCO Rail

Research Topic: Institutional Pathways and Stakeholder Dynamics in the adoption of Intelligent Technologies: Evidence from the North American Railroad

Phil Stuczynski

Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance

Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business

Research Topic: CEO Activism and Market Response: Investor Sentiment and Firm Value Effects of Executive Sociopolitical Speech

John Van Horn

Chief Technology Officer

The Wittern Group

Research Topic: Optimizing Access through Automation: Evaluating Intelligent Vending Systems in Safety-Critical Supply Chains

Tijo Varughese

Director of Software Development, Viper

Comcast

Research Topic: Learning with AI Coding Assistants: Effects on Software Engineers’ Perceived Learning, Self-Efficacy, Cognitive Absorption, and Goal Orientation

Julie Weatherly

Vice President, Controller

ONEOK

Research Topic: Measuring Incentives to Reduce Information Asymmetry: Determinants of Voluntary ESG Disclosures in the Energy Industry

Teague Willits-Kelley

Senior Project Manager

Mount Nittany Health

Research Topic: Enhancing Project Resilience: Enhancing projects through Situational Leadership, Lean, Agile, and Critical Path Method