April 20, 2021Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University's School of Business, was named one of 2021’s Wash100 Winners of most influential leaders in the GovCon sector. McGinn is the only member of academia to receive this award.
April 15, 2021Assistant Professor of Marketing Gautham Vadakkepatt, director of the Center for Retail Transformation at the George Mason University School of Business, has been named a RETHINK Retail Top 100 Retail Influencer, an annual list featuring the world’s most instrumental influencers in retail.
April 8, 2021A native of Northern Virginia, Yvonne Demory has long considered George Mason University to be a beacon of impact to the region.
March 31, 2021If you imagine that commercial real estate development would be a classic male-dominated profession, you’d be right. “When I started in commercial real estate in 2001, I worked a commercial brokerage firm,” says Kat Grimsley, PhD, former director of the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at the George Mason University School of Business.
March 26, 2021Earlier this month, ten George Mason University School of Business Finance students competed in the CFA Washington Ethics Challenge, with one team taking first prize.
March 25, 2021Even among the most well-intentioned organizations, traditional assumptions about gender roles and personal choices tend to invade the rhetoric, and therefore attitudes and policies, surrounding compensation and benefits in the work environment.
February 22, 2021Texas-born and raised Gabrielle Webster, BA Integrative Studies ’14, MS in Management ’16, first learned about George Mason University through her high school debate team. Now, as a double alumna, Webster is equipped to forge her ascending career in management while also giving back to the School of Business through serving on alumni advisory boards.
February 11, 2021If there’s one thing that stuck with Ola Sage, MS Technology Management ’99, from her time studying at the School of Business, it is the importance of preparation. Preparation is what her intensive workload came down to—preparation for her career, preparation for each class, preparation for any possible scenario. More than two decades later, she continues to prepare herself, her clients, and the next generation. As a business leader strongly invested in the community, Sage hopes that underrepresented demographics, especially African Americans and women, feel encouraged by seeing her as a role model and that they too prepare to prosper.
January 26, 2021Mason’s online master’s of science in accounting was ranked first in Virginia, 26th among public universities, and 38th overall. The online MBA program also rose in the rankings, from 123 in 2020 to 111. Mason's online MBA was also ranked #63 for veterans.
