Costello College of Business News

Representing PricewaterhouseCoopers on Costello’s Accounting Advisory Council as vice council chair, Nicole Stroud has a particular interest in the pipeline of talent entering the profession to not only her firm, but also the profession at large.

During the week of October 28 to November 1, the Costello College of Business celebrated its first naming anniversary and began an annual tradition of providing service to the local community.

The 2008 financial crisis cast a pall of pessimism over veteran CEOs that took three years to lift. David Koo, assistant professor of accounting, has found that memories of past recessions, triggered by recent ones, can weigh on chief executives’ decisions, literally for years.

Itgel Bold is executing a purpose and passion driven mission to help his country grow and thrive in partnership with his second home country.

After eight years in the U.S. Army, Allen Taber, MBA ’22, was looking for a way to grow in his career. The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University provided him the tools he was seeking. Taber came to George Mason for an MBA, and left with a new dream of pursuing a doctorate.

Born and raised in Paris, France, Ava Uppal, BS Marketing ’19, fondly recalls baking with her mother and turning simple ingredients into heartfelt memories. Now, as a part-time MBA student and a working mother of two, she’s a small business owner and author of a new cookbook.

With their mission of “communicating the business of government,” FedWriters has embraced the innovative business collaboration at the top business school in the region by joining the Corporate Partners Program.

Under the supervision of Costello professor Derek Horstmeyer, student-driven research insights are raising eyebrows among employers—and readers of major newspapers.

Xinyi Li comes to Costello College of Business with an academic publication under her belt, as well as published research in China.

Not only are retailers failing to retain and redirect business from shuttered physical locations, but their performance elsewhere also suffers as a result.