Meredith Burnett is a professorial lecturer in the Kogod School of Business at American University. Dr. Burnett's research and teaching interests are in the areas of organizational behavior and human resource management. Dr. Burnett’s research examines how individual differences and human resource policies interact to influence employee behavior. She is particularly interested in examining how these factors influence outcomes such as employee retention and employee knowledge sharing.

Dr. Burnett's articles have appeared in such leading outlets as the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Management, Gender in Management: An International Journal, the Journal of Career Assessment, the Journal of Business and Psychology, and Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal.

Dr. Burnett received her Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Maryland, College Park. She also holds an M.B.A. from Florida A&M University and a B.S. in Finance from Florida State University. Dr. Burnett is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. Dr. Burnett’s professional experience includes The American Institutes for Research, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and Shell Oil Products Company.

Dr. Octavian Ionici is a finance professor in the Department of Finance and Real Estate at Kogod School of Business and the Director of the Financial Services and Information Technology Lab. He currently teaches Financial Modeling, Private Company Valuation, Investment Banking, Real Estate Modeling & Valuation and Money Matters courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. His research interests cover all areas of finance, in particular financial and real estate modeling, corporate valuation as well as the developments concerning integrating reporting as a process for companies to enhance their ability to create value and achieve greater sustainability. He also specializes in conducting training seminars and workshops on using state-of-art software applications and databases, such as Bloomberg, LSEG Refinitiv, S&P CapIQ, WRDS and @Risk for risk analysis which develop essential skills and hands-on experience in finance and allied fields. In addition to being involved in academia for more than 20 years, he worked in the US and abroad in various managerial positions in the financial economics areas where he was responsible for corporate finance, research and private equity investments.

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Adrian manages and coordinates the administrative and operational activities of the Kogod School of Business IT support area. Aside from assessing and consulting on acquisitions of software and hardware, he also contributes to the overall IT strategy and policy development of the business school. Adrian's responsibilities include managing the technical aspects of the KSB's lab facilities, overseeing lab assistants, and providing training and technical support to faculty and staff members. Adrian is a graduate of American University and joined Kogod School of Business in 2001. He has been the Director of Technology of the KSB since 2009.