2009 Faculty
James R. Bailey
Tucker Professor of Leadership and Chair of the Department of Management
James R. Bailey is the Tucker Professor of Leadership and Chair of the Department of Management at The George Washington University School of Business, and a Fellow in the Centre for Management Development, London Business School. He is the recipient of many teaching distinctions, including three GWSB Outstanding Educator Awards, and in 2006 was named one of the world’s top ten executive educators by the International Council for Executive Leadership Development. He has published over 50 academic papers and case studies, and is the author of several books, including the award-winning, best-selling Organizational and Managerial Wisdom and the forthcoming Riding the Change Curve: Leading Through Transition. He has designed and delivered hundreds of executive programs for firms like Nestle, UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Lucent Technologies. Dr. Bailey is a frequent keynote speaker who has appeared on broadcast programs for the BBC, NPR, and Fox News Network, and whose work has been cited in such outlets as Fortune, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He is the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the Academy of Management Learning and Education.
J. Howard Beales III
Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
Howard Beales has been a faculty member in the School of Business at The George Washington University since 1988. His research interests include a wide variety of consumer protection regulatory issues, including privacy, law and economics, and the regulation of advertising. Dr. Beales has published numerous articles addressing these issues in academic journals.
From 2001 through 2004, Dr. Beales served as the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. In that capacity, he was instrumental in redirecting the FTC’s privacy agenda to focus on the consequences of the use and misuse of consumer information. During his tenure, the Commission proposed, promulgated, and implemented the national Do Not Call Registry. He also worked with Congress and the Administration to develop and implement the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. His aggressive law enforcement program produced the largest redress orders in FTC history and attacked high volume frauds promoted through heavy television advertising. Dr. Beales previously served at the FTC as a staff economist, Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Associate Director for Policy and Evaluation, and Acting Deputy Director. Immediately prior to joining the faculty at GW, he was the Chief of the Human Resources and Housing Branch of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget.
Howard Beales received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Georgetown University.
Edward J. Cherian, Ph.D.
Professor of Information Systems
Edward J. Cherian is Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Information Systems and Technology Management in the School of Business at The George Washington University, where he has been since 1985. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Principles of Management Information Systems, Electronic Business, Information Resource Management, Information Systems Technology, Decision Support Systems, Information Security Systems, and others.
Some of his recent publications are; Mobile Learning: The Beginning of the End of Classroom Learning, Electronic Commerce: The Business Model Makes the Difference, Barriers to Electronic Commerce in Developing Countries, “The Impact of Organizational Structure on Interorganizational Information Sharing During Crisis Response”, and Information Visualization: Critical Business Drivers.
Dr. Cherian has also been a consultant to the: World Bank, Defense Science Board, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defense Information Systems Agency, Center for Software Engineering, U. S. Department of Education and the Government of the Virgin Islands. He was selected as a Ford Foundation Fellow during his doctoral studies, and more recently selected as a Fulbright Senior Scholar to serve as Visiting Professor at the American University of Armenia. He also served as Visiting Faculty at the American College of Greece.
William C. Handorf
Professor of Finance
William C. Handorf is a professor of finance at The George Washington University School of Business. He also serves as a director with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. In addition, he was a director with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond where he chaired the Baltimore Branch.
Dr. Handorf has written over 400 articles, papers, monographs and books related to finance, economics, banking, real estate, and general business. His articles or abstracts have appeared in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Management, Real Estate Review, Journal of Real Estate Research, Applied Economics, The Journal of Investing, The Bankers, Bank Accounting and Finance, The Community Banker, Commercial Lending Review, Journal of Applied Finance, and The Journal of Financial. He is the editor and principal author of International Banking. He writes Financial Market Trends and Highlights on a quarterly basis (www.gwu.edu/~business/news/indicators.htm).
Dr. Handorf has worked as a commercial banker with the National Bank of Detroit, bank regulator with both the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and a consultant to accounting firms and central banks (e.g., Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, and USA).
Timothy L. Fort, Ph.D.
Linder-Gambal Professorship of Business and Ethics
Timothy L. Fort is the Executive Director of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and holds the Lindner-Gambal Professorship of Business Ethics at George Washington University Business School. He is also an Academic Advisor for the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Dr. Fort's books include Business, Integrity, and Peace: Beyond Geopolitical and Disciplinary Boundaries (Cambridge, 2007), Prophets, Profits, and Peace (Yale, 2008), The Role of Business in Fostering Peaceful Societies (Cambridge, 2004) and Ethics and Governance: Business as Mediating Institution (Oxford, 2001).
Marilyn Liebrenz Himes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Global Marketing
Marilyn Liebrenz-Himes is Associate Professor of Global Marketing at The George Washington University School of Business. Dr. Liebrenz-Himes’ favorite GW marketing classes include Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy, and Services Marketing. She is currently working on a book on interactive marketing, with a focus on social networking. She is the book review editor for the Journal of Macro Marketing. She recently received the Throckmorton Award for Creative Excellence in the classroom. Her international teaching and research activities have included China, Viet Nam, Egypt, Brazil, Australia and Argentina, in addition to countries throughout Europe. Prior to completing her doctorate in marketing at Michigan State University, she was an educator in Thailand, a journalist in Iran, and an editor in the Law Library of Congress.
Marie E. Matta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Marie E. Matta, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences in the School of Business at The George Washington University . She teaches undergraduate and graduate operations management and supply chain management courses. Dr. Matta earned her Ph.D. at Duke University and a B.S. from Dickinson College.
Her research focuses on solving complex flowshop scheduling problems frequently found in service settings. She has developed large-scale mathematical models and novel algorithms for several multi-facility environments, such as, an oncology center, a diagnostic testing center, and a mail services center. Her methods of analysis involve a combination of discrete-event simulation, integer programming, heuristic programming, and genetic algorithm techniques.
Prior to joining the faculty at GW, Dr. Matta worked in management consulting for several years at William M. Mercer, Inc., Systems Research & Applications International, and IBM where she built applied mathematical models for clients as diverse as the Department of Defense, an intelligence agency, several leading hospitals, and the American Red Cross. She continues to consult and to provide executive education to many organizations and health-care clients.
Patrick P. McHugh
Associate Professor of Employment and Labor Relations
Patrick P. McHugh is an Associate Professor of Employment and Labor Relations in the Management Department at The George Washington University. Professor McHugh earned his Ph.D. in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University. He has received several awards for teaching and mentoring students. In addition to teaching undergraduate, graduate, and executive education classes at The George Washington University, he has taught at Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques in Paris, France, as well as at Michigan State University and Bowling Green State University. His research has appeared in Industrial Relations, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Human Relations, Journal of Management Education, Economic and Industrial Democracy, Journal of Labor Research, Labor Law Journal, and Human Resource Planning. In addition to teaching and writing activities, he has provided technical assistance to the American Pharmacists Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Ford Motor Company, United Automobile Workers Union, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Lawrence G. Singleton, Ph.D., CPA
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Accountancy
Lawrence G. Singleton is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Accountancy in the School of Business at The George Washington University where he teaches financial and managerial accounting courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Singleton has instructed financial executives within the United States government as well as international executives. He has been a visiting professor at ESC-Grenoble in Grenoble, France and at Beijing University in Beijing, China. Prior to joining the GW faculty, Professor Singleton taught at Louisiana State University, where he earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees.
Dr. Singleton has conducted research and published articles in various areas of accounting, including the FASB's conceptual framework project and small business uses and preparation of accounting information. During his tenure at Ernst & Young LLP, he conducted research for E&Y's Central Region Auditing and Accounting Group and National SEC Practice Group, where he co-authored sections of The Ernst & Young Guide to Taking Your Company Public.
Dr. Singleton writes and consults on financial and managerial accounting and auditing topics and their applications in both the private and public sectors. He founded Singleton Associates, LLC to provide training and consulting services to professional services firms, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies. He has also served as President of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Accounting Association. Dr. Singleton is Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Human Resource Certification Institute and a member of its Executive and HR Committees.
