Class of 2027

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

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

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