Introducing the Stern at NYUAD One-year Full-time MBAIntroducing the Stern at NYUAD One-year Full-time MBA

Resident Faculty. Regional Insight.

Our faculty are based in Abu Dhabi, with deep regional connections and expertise.

Faculty

The MBA program

Trained at top institutions such as NYU, Harvard, INSEAD, and MIT, they are at the forefront of research in finance, strategy, leadership, and innovation. Many have lived and worked across the MENA region, grounding their teaching in local business dynamics. Their ongoing research addresses real-world challenges and shapes global discourse, ensuring that students benefit from cutting-edge knowledge, practical relevance, and mentorship from some of the field’s most respected minds.

Stern at NYUAD Leadership

Rob Salomon
Rob Salomon

Dean, Stern at NYUAD
Professor of International Management, NYU Stern School of Business
NEC Faculty Fellow, NYU Stern School of Business

Barbara Scheck
Barbara Scheck

Vice Dean of Programs, Stern at NYUAD

Clinical Associate Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

Jeffrey Timmons
Jeffrey Timmons

Vice Dean of Faculty, Stern at NYUAD

Associate Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

Stern at NYUAD Faculty

Lars Bergkvist
Lars Bergkvist

Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing, Stern NYUAD

Bernardo Bortolotti
Bernardo Bortolotti

Executive Director, Transition Investment Lab, Stern at NYUAD

Tarikua Erda
Tarikua Erda

Assistant Professor of Finance, Stern at NYUAD

Jemima A. Frimpong
Jemima A. Frimpong

Associate Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

Jeremy Hodara
Jeremy Hodara

Adjunct Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, Stern at NYUAD

Neil Jones
Neil Jones

Clinical Professor of Management and Director of Executive Education

Sreepad Karanam
Sreepad Karanam

Clinical Associate Professor of Corporate Sustainability, Stern at NYUAD

Harrison Lung
Harrison Lung

Adjunct Associate Professor of Practice for Technology Operations and Statistics, Stern at NYUAD

Odhrain (Oran) McCarthy
Odhrain McCarthy 

Assistant Professor of Finance, Stern at NYUAD

Ezgi Ozgumus
Ezgi Ozgumus

Assistant Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

Laurent Pauwels
Laurent Pauwels

Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics, Stern at NYUAD

Raghavendra Rau
Raghavendra Rau

Visiting Professor of Finance

Matteo Ruggiero
Matteo Ruggiero

Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics, Stern at NYUAD

Lionel SinaĂŻ-Sinelnikoff
Lionel SinaĂŻ-Sinelnikoff

Adjunct Associate Professor of Practice, Stern at NYUAD

Anisa Shyti
Anisa Shyti

Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting, Stern at NYUAD

Jeff Steiner
Jeff Steiner

Clinical Associate Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

Anna Szerb
Anna Szerb

Assistant Professor of Management, Stern at NYUAD

James Traina
James Traina

Assistant Professor of Finance, Stern at NYUAD

NYU Stern School of Business Faculty and Global Collaborators

Adam Brandenburger
Adam Brandenburger

J.P. Valles Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

Sam Chandan
Sam Chandan

Director, NYU Stern Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance
Clinical Professor, Department of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business
Academic Dean and Silverstein Chair, NYU SPS Schack Institute

Jennifer Gootman
Jennifer Gootman

Advisor to NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business

Brian Hanssen
Brian Hanssen

Director of the Management Communication Program, NYU Stern School of Business
Clinical Associate Professor of Management Communication, NYU Stern School of Business

Paul Hardart
Paul Hardart

Clinical Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business
Director of Entertainment, Media and Technology Program, NYU Stern School of Business

Jessy Hsieh
Jessy Hsieh

Clinical Associate Professor of Management Communication, NYU Stern School of Business

Jean Imbs
Jean Imbs

Professor of Economics, NYU Abu Dhabi

Anat Lechner
Anat Lechner

Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations, NYU Stern School of Business

Carol E. Newell
Carol E. Newell

Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

Glenn A. Okun
Glenn A. Okun

Clinical Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, NYU Stern School of Business
Professor of Management Practice, NYU Stern School of Business
Adjunct Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business

Khalil Ramadi
Khalil Ramadi

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi
Global Network Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon

Ernesto Reuben
Ernesto Reuben

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Societal Impact, NYU Abu Dhabi

Anjolein Schmeits
Anjolein Schmeits

Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business

Thomai Serdari
Thomai Serdari

Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business

Amal Shehata
Amal Shehata

Clinical Professor of Accounting, NYU Stern School of Business

Ingo Walter
Ingo Walter

Professor Emeritus of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business

Tensie Whelan
Tensie Whelan

Clinical Professor of Business and Society, NYU Stern School of Business
Director, Center for Sustainable Business, NYU Stern School of Business

Russell Winer
Russell Winer

William H. Joyce Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business
Deputy Chair, Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business

Wenqiang Xiao
Wenqiang Xiao

Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics, NYU Stern School of Business

Jeffrey J. Younger
Jeffrey J. Younger

Clinical Professor of Management Communication, NYU Stern School of Business

Jiawei Zhang
Jiawei Zhang

Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics, NYU Stern School of Business
Michael Armellino Professor in Business, NYU Stern School of Business