Faculty Research Interests
| Faculty Member | Department | Position | Certificates | Work Experience | Area of Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeer El Shenawy | Department of Economics | Assistant Professor | BA. Economics, Cairo Univ. MA. Economics, AUC Ph.D. Applied Economics, University of Minnesota | Senior Economist (Egyptian Center for Economic Studies in Cairo) | Economics, Growth and Development, Macroeconomics, Microeconomic Theory, International Trade |
| Ahmed Abdelmeguid | Department of Accounting | Associate Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Department of Accounting | MS. Acct., Syracuse Univ. - NY Ph.D. BADM, Acct., Syracuse Univ. - NY CPA, Delaware - USA | Accounting Consultant (Egyptian Ministry of Finance) Ad Hoc Specialist | Accounting, Financial statement analysis, Investment Banking |
| Ahmed Kamaly | Department of Economics | Associate Professor | BA. Economics, AUC MA. Economics, AUC Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland | Visiting Researcher (International Policy Research Institute) Research Coordinator (Economic Research Forum) Economic Advisor (GAFI & World Bank) Director of the Egyptian National Contact Point with OECD | Economics, Capital Flows FDI, Monetary Policy, Applied Growth Theory, Applied Financial Economics, Central Bank Independence |
| Ahmed Tolba | Department of Management (Marketing) | Associate Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Management and Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives, AUC | BSc. Construction Engineering, AUC MBA Marketing & Operations Mgmt, AUC Ph.D. Marketing, George Washington University | Assistant Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Department of Management, Marketing Unit, AUC Director, El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) Instructor, School of Business, Department of Marketing, The George Washington University Doctoral Fellow, School of Business, Department of Marketing, The George Washington University Senior Financial Analyst, Procter and Gamble Egypt Cost Analyst , Procter and Gamble Egypt | Management, Marketing, Research Methods and Tools, Marketing Strategy, International Marketing, Brand Management, Management Consulting, Innovation Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Behavior |
| Ali Awni | Department of Management (Operations Management) | Professor of Practice and Director of John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business | BSc. Computer Science & Statistics, Kuwait Univ. MS. Systems Science, Univ. of Ottawa Ph.D. Operations Research, North Carolina State University | Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of Egypt, Head of Turkish Investments Unit Head of Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) Unit Industry Modernization Center (IMC), Business Resource Center (BRC), Delta Regional Manager KPMG Hazem Hassan, Cairo, Egypt Partner Skyva International, Cambridge, MA, USA Principal Consultant Manugistics, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA Manager, Operations Research Group BENDER Management Consultants, Arlington VA, USA (now a division of SynQuest, Inc.) Vice President | Management, Supply Chain Management Consulting, Business Logistics, Business Process Improvement, Performance Management, Operations Research, Service Marketing |
| Angy Zaher | Department of Accounting | Assistant Professor | B.A. Acct., Florida Int’l Univ. MBA Marketing & Information Systems, AUC Ph.D. Acct. , Florida Int’l University | Cost Accountant (3M Corp) Senior Financial analyst (Johnson & Johnson) | Cost Accounting, Accounting |
| Ayman Ismail | Department of Management | Assistant Professor and Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship | BSc in Engineering, AUC MBA, AUC Master in City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Ph.D. in International Economic Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Co-founder and Managing Partner of Enovio Consulting Consultant to the Investment Climate Advisory Services Group (FIAS) at the World Bank Senior Consultant McKinsey and Company GIS/CAD Computer Lab Manager at Mimar, Consultants in Architecture and Planning Trainee in Civil Engineering and quality control departments at Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) | Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Egypt, Middle East and North Africa, Small Business, entrepreneurial finance, Private Equity, Venture Capital |
| Dina Bassiouni | Department of Management (Marketing) | Assistant Professor | BA Business Administration, AUC Master of Philosophy (M. Phil)- Royal Holloway University of London Ph.D. in Marketing –Royal Holloway University of London | Visiting Tutor, Management, Royal Holloway University of London Market Research Analyst, LINKdotNET Teaching Assistant at AUC | Management, Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Analysis |
| Dina Rateb | Department of Management | Associate Professor and Director, Business Computer Center | BA, Cairo Univ. MA, MIS, AYUC Ph.D. MIS, University of Pittsburgh, USA | Director Business Computer Center (BCC) at AUC Consultant in MIS (USA & Egypt) Consultant for NGOs in Egypt Instructor in MIS (AUC & Banking Institute, BI) Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA) | Management, Data Warehousing, Database Management, Decision Support Systems, Experts Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, Ecosystems, Accounting and Financial Information Systems, Information Systems, Marketing Information Systems, End User Development, Philanthropic, Civic Engagement |
| Hala El Ramly | Department of Economics | Associate Professor | BA. Economics, AUC MA. Economics, Univ. of Houston Ph.D. Economics, Univ. of Houston | Team International Management Consultant (University of Houston) Instructor (University of Houston) Assistant Management Consultant (Team International) | Macroeconomics, International Monetary Economics, Economics |
| Hamed Shamma | Department of Management (Marketing) | Assistant Professor, British Petroleum Endowed Chair of Management, Chair of Council of School of Business | BA. Business, AUC MBA Marketing & International Business, AUC Ph.D. Marketing, George Washington University | Associate Director (Management Center, AUC) Chair Research Committee (AUC) Faculty Development Fund | Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy, Marketing E-Government, Corporate Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Marketing, Stakeholder Behavior, Public Policy, CRM, Customer relationship management, Public Relations |
| Ibrahim Hegazy | Department of Management (Marketing) | Professor | BA. BADM, AUC MBA, AUC Ph.D. Marketing & International Business, George Washington University | Visiting Professor & Lecturer (George Washington Uni.) President (Dr. Ibrahim Hegazy & Co.) Managing Director (Egyptian Trade) |
Management, Marketing, Marketing Communications Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research, International Marketing, Consumer Behavior |
| Iskandar Tooma | Department of Management (Finance) | Professor | BA. Business, AUC BBA. Management, Adelphi University MS. Finance & International Economics, Adelphi University Ph.D. Finance, Brandeis University | Director (Citadel Capital Financial Services Center) Visiting Associate Professor (Imperial College) | Finance, Management, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Money and Banking, Financial Management |
| Islam Azzam | Department of Management (Finance) | Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Finance Program | BA. Economics, Cairo Univ. MA. Economics, AUC MA Economics, University of California Ph.D. Economics, University of California | CEO of the Company of the Private Equity Funds for Development of SMEs in Egypt, Financial Advisor to the Chairman of the General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI), Egypt Financial Advisor at African Development Bank, Egypt Partner & Manager of Consultation at Thekat for Financial Consultation, Egypt Financial Advisor to the Chairman of Mortgage Finance Authority, Egypt Board Member, El Shams for Housing Company, Egypt Board Member, Construction Company for National Banks, Egypt Financial Advisor to the Chairman of Capital Market Authority, Egypt | Finance, Management, Financial Econometrics, General Business Finance, Investment analysis, International Finance, Derivatives |
| Khaled Dahawy | Department of Accounting | Professor of Accounting and Vice President for Student Affairs | B.A., AUC MBA Acct., Penn State Univ. Ph.D. Acct., Univ. of North Texas Certified Public Accountant | Consultant (World Bank/EIOD/UNCTAD) Board Member | Financial Accounting, Auditing, Cost Accounting, Accounting, Accounting Education, International Accounting, Disclosures and Corporate Governance, Egypt |
| Khaled Samaha | Department of Accounting | Assistant Professor | BS Accounting, Cairo University M.S. Acct. & Finance, Univ. of Birmingham - UK Ph.D. Acct. , Univ. of Manchester Certified Public Accountant | Audit Consultant (EGX & World Bank) | Accounting, Financial Accounting, Auditing, Cost Accounting |
| Maha El Shinnawy | Department of Management | Director, Goldman Sachs Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program (WEL) and Professor | BA. BADM, AUC MBA BADM, AUC Ph.D. Management, The Anderson School at UCLA | Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, School of Business, The American University in Cairo Director: The Goldman Sachs Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program Brown Chair in International Leadership and Professor (with tenure): Department of Management, American University in Cairo Professor (with tenure): Department of Management, American University in Cairo Associate Professor: Department of Management, American University in Cairo Associate Professor (with tenure): Department of Business Analysis and Research, Texas A&M University Assistant Professor: Department of Business Analysis and Research, Texas A&M University Research Associate: The Anderson School, UCLA Research Assistant: The Anderson School, UCLA Teaching Associate: The Anderson School, UCLA Manager: The Information and Decision Support Center for the Egyptian Cabinet (project funded by the United States Agency for International Development). Cairo, Egypt | Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Change Management, Entrepreneurship, Normative and Informational Influences, Research Methods and Tools |
| Maha Mourad | Department of Management (Marketing) | Associate Professor | BA. BADM & Economics, Cairo Univ. MBA. Marketing, AUC Ph.D. Marketing, University of Nottingham | Marketing Consultant (MDP) International Office Consultant (MIU) Economic Researcher (SAIB) | Management, Marketing, business administration, Consumer Behavior, Brand Management, Service Marketing, Higher Education Marketing |
| Medhat Hassanein | Department of Management (Finance) | Professor | BCom Faculty of Commerce, Cairo Univ. MBA Financial Economics, New York Univ. Ph.D. Economics, Univ. Pennsylvania | Minister of Finance Governor (World Bank & Islamic Development Bank) Board Member (HSBC) |
Finance, Management, Managerial Economics, Corporate Finance, Business Finance, Money Banking, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Financial Management, International Finance |
| Mohamad M. Al-Ississ | Department of Economics | Assistant Professor, Associate Dean for Administration, Undergraduate studies and Public outreach at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) | BA. Economics, Harvard MA. Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard Masters Public Admin. International Development, Harvard Ph.D. Public Policy, Harvard | Lecturer (Harvard Kennedy School) Management Consultant (BCG) Senior Advisor (Jordanian Ministers of Industry & Change) | Economics, Jordanian Economy, Impact of Religion on Financial Markets |
| Mohamed Basiouny | Department of Accounting | Visiting Assistant Professor | BSc, Ain Shams University, MSc Ain Shams University, Ph.D. Brunel University in London | Professor of Accounting at Ain Shams University, the German University in Cairo; Brunel University in London | Strategic Management, Accounting, Performance Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Internet, Financial Reporting, Contingency Theory, Management Control Systems, Voluntary Disclosure |
Faculty Member Mohamed Bouaddi
Department Department of Economics
Position Assistant Professor
Certificates BA. Economics, Mohamed V Univ. M.A. Economics, Hassan II Univ. M.Sc. Financial Economics, UQAM Univ. Ph.D. Economics, HEC Montreal
Work Experience Assistant Professor (AUC) Lecturer, HEC Montreal Visiting Position, Royal Military College Research Assistant
Area of Expertise Nonlinear dynamics and Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics, International Economics , International Commerce, Public Economics
Faculty Member Mohamed El-Komi
Department Department of Economics
Position Assistant Professor
Certificates Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration (Accounting), Helwan University MA International Policy Economy, University of Warwick, UK MS Applied Economics, University of Texas Ph.D. Public Policy and Political Economy, University of Texas
Work Experience Visiting Scholar, Economics Department, Rice University Lecturer in Finance and Economics, Durham Business School Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics
Area of Expertise Economics, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Islamic Finance, Islamic Finance Development, Public Policy
Faculty Member Mohamed Hegazy
Department Department of Accounting
Position Professor
Certificates BS. Acct. , Cairo Univ. BS. Law, Cairo Univ. M. So.Sc (Accounting) Univ. of Birmingham – UK Master in Science (Information Technology) Edinburgh Univ. Ph.D. (Accounting & Finance), Univ. of Birmingham - UK
Work Experience Partner (Crowe Dr. A.M. Hegazy & Co.) Chartered Accountants & Consultants www.dramhegazy.com Fellow (EAAA & ETA) Chairman (Financial Consultancies Co. for Marketable Securities) Member of board & chair of Audit Committee – Sharm Dreams for Tourism Investment. Member of the board of Egyptian Company for Tourism. Member of board & Audit committee, El Taamir for real estate mortgage 2005 – 2010. Member of board & audit committee, Misr International Hospital 2003 – 2008 Member of the valuation committee at Egoth Co.
Area of Expertise Accounting, Auditing, Auditing and Assurance Services, Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance, Tax Accounting, Knowledge Base Systems, Valuation Studies, Due Diligence, Feasibility Studies, Financial, Legal and Administrative Restructuring, Audit Committee's activities and operations, Financial Arbitration, Companies incorporation, Corporate finance consultancies
Faculty Member Mohga Badran
Department Department of Management
Position Professor
Certificates BCs. Statistics, Cairo Univ. MA. Mgmt, AUC Ph.D. Organizational Theory, Stockholm Univ.
Work Experience Former Director MBA Program Economic Specialist (American Embassy in Cairo) Third Secretary (Arab League) Board of Directors (EGYTRANS)
Area of Expertise Management, Human Resources, Human Resource Strategy, Administrative Research, Analysis, Environment, Public Policy, Organizational Behavior, Learning Organizations, Management of Change, Management of Conflict
Faculty Member Mona Said
Department Department of Economics
Position Associate Professor
Certificates BA. Economics, AUC MA. Economics, AUC MPhil & Ph.D. Economics, University of Cambridge
Work Experience Held operational positions (World Bank & IMF) Academic Affiliate (London Middle East Institute)
Area of Expertise Economics, Political Economy, Econometrics, Labor Market Segmentation, Gender Inequality, Institutional Change in Egypt, Social Impacts, Middle East and North Africa
Faculty Member Nagla Rizk
Department Department of Economics
Position Professor of Economics and Director of the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D)
Certificates BA. Economics MA. Economics Ph.D. Economics
Work Experience Director (Access to Knowledge for Development Center: A2K4D) Affiliated fellow (Information Society Project/Yale Uni.) Former Chair of Economics (AUC) Founding Member of the Access to Knowledge Global Academy (A2KGA) Member, Steering Committee of the Open Africa Innovation Research Project (Open AIR) Advisory Board of iQsensato international research & policy think tank Board of the Genero initiative for copyright
Area of Expertise Economics, Digital Economy, Intellectual Property, Human Development, Information Technology, Development
Faculty Member Nellie El-Enany
Department Department of Management
Position Assistant Professor
Certificates Bachelor of Arts with Honors Business Management with Marketing; University of Derby, Nottingham University Business School, The University of Nottingham, PhD Organizational Behavior, Cranfield University, Masters of Research in Innovative Manufacturing specializing in Knowledge Management for Innovation. -
Work Experience Assistant Professor of Organization Studies, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. - Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Lecturer in Management Studies, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University; Volunteer Progression mentor and awards assessor, The Prince’s Trust Charity, UK
Area of Expertise Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Change, Organizational Identities
Faculty Member Nermeen Shehata
Department Department of Accounting
Position Visiting Assistant Professor
Certificates BA from Cairo University, PhD from Aston Business School - MSc from Cairo University
Work Experience Lecturer at the American University in Cairo, the German University in Cairo and Executive Researcher at Egyptian Institute of Directors at the Ministry of Investment
Area of Expertise Accounting, Management
Faculty Member Nizar Becheikh
Department Department of Management
Position Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research; Associate Professor
Certificates (B.B.A.) (International Business) École Supérieure de Commerce, Tunis, Tunisia, M.B.A. (International Management) Laval University, Quebec, Canada, Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management) Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Work Experience Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation Management, School of Business, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt Assistant Professor of Management, Nile University, Cairo, Egypt Research Fellow, CHSRF/CIHR Chair on Knowledge Transfer and Innovation, Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Area of Expertise Management, Strategic Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Egypt, Service Sector, Small and Medium Enterprise, SME, Enterprise, Innovation, Management of Innovation, Growth, Manufacturing
Faculty Member Pierre Rostan
Department Department of Management (Finance)
Position Associate Professor
Certificates BA Business Administration, the University of Quebec in Montreal MBA Finance University of Quebec in Montreal Ph.D. Administration (Finance), the University of Quebec in Montreal
Work Experience Department Chair, Finance, Accounting, Control & Law, Montpellier Business School Manager, New Products, Montreal Exchange Lecturer, HEC Montreal Clearstream/Deutsche Börse, LuxembourgStatistical Analyst at the Customer Satisfaction Department
Area of Expertise Finance, Management, Derivatives , Derivative Products, Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, Portfolio management, Fixed-income securities, International Finance, Applied statistics in finance, Stochastic calculus, Foreign currency speculation, Quantitative tools in Finance
Faculty Member Samer Atallah
Department Department of Economics
Position Co-Chair of Council of School of Business; Assistant Professor
Certificates B.Sc. Engineering, AUC M.Sc. Engineering, Univ. of California M.A. Economics, McGill Univ. Ph.D. in Economics, McGill Univ.
Work Experience Lecturer Teaching Assistant
Area of Expertise Economics, Trade and International Economics, Development , Development Economics, Natural Resources , Environment, Environmental Economics
Faculty Member Samir Youssef
Department Department of Management
Position Professor
Certificates BA. Acct, Cairo Univ. MBA Industrial Mgmt, Univ. of Oregon Ph.D. International Business, Univ. of Iowa
Work Experience Various consulting and research assignments for local and multinational organizations Visiting Scholar, Indiana University, U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, Bentley College, U.S.A Associate Professor, Tanta University, Egypt Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, U.S.A. Research Assistant, Center for Labor &Management, University of Iowa, U.S.A. Instructor, Management Department, University of Iowa, U.S.A.
Area of Expertise Management, Ethics, Business Environment, Organization, Organization Development, Organization Change, International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Egypt
Faculty Member Shawki Farag
Department Department of Accounting
Position Professor Emeritus
Certificates B.Com, Ain Shams Univ. MA. Economics, Yale Univ. MS. Accountancy, Univ. of Illinois Ph.D. Accountancy, Univ. of Illinois
Work Experience Country Economist (World Bank, Washington) Senior Loan Officer Resident Representative & Chief of Missions Advisor (Egyptian Cabinet) Board member – several banks and companies
Area of Expertise Accounting, Business Finance , Cost Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Faculty Member Sherif Kamel
Department Department of Management
Position Professor
Certificates BA. Political Science, Cairo Univ. BADM, AUC MBA General Mgmt, AUC Ph.D. Information Systems, University of London MA Arabic & Islamic Civilizations, AUC
Work Experience Dean, School of Business, AUC Associate Dean, Executive Education, School of Business, Economics and Communication, AUC Director, Management Center, School of Business, Economics and Communication, AUC Director, Institute of Management Development, Management Center, School of Business, Economics and Communication, AUC Associate Director, Management Center, School of Business, Economics and Communication, AUC Director, Regional IT Institute, Egypt Executive Manager, Regional IT Institute, Egypt Training Manager, Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center, Egypt Director of Training, Information and Decision Support Center, Egypt Program Officer, Information and Decision Support Center, Egypt Research Assistant, Information and Decision Support Center, Egypt
Area of Expertise Human Resources, Human Resources Development, Management, Electronic Business, MOIS, Economics
Faculty Member Sherine El Ashrafy
Department Department of Economics
Position Teaching Associate
Certificates BA Economics, AUC MA Economics, AUC
Work Experience Member of: Omicron Delta Epsilon Affiliate Faculty, The American University in Cairo, Economics Department Translator, the Arab League Economic correspondent, European Business News (EBN)
Area of Expertise Economics
Faculty Member Syed Ali Shah
Department Department of Economics
Position Assistant Professor
Certificates Ph.D. from University of Sciences and Technologies, Lille, France & University of Southampton United Kingdom
Work Experience Lecturer at IESEG School of Management, Lille & Paris; Research & Teaching Fellow at OSCE Academy in Kyrgyzstan; Lecturer at Coventry University; Consultant on the Financial issues and Research Economist at Central Bank of Pakistan
Area of Expertise Econometrics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, Monetary Economics, Finance
Faculty Member Tarek Hatem
Department Department of Management
Position Professor
Certificates B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Cairo Univ., M.A. Public Administration , Univ. of Colorado, Ph.D. BA, University of Colorado
Work Experience Board Member (international companies), Received Teachers Merit Award Associate Dean (Dubai School of Government) Awarded fellowship (MFMI)
Area of Expertise Management, Strategic Management, Public Organization, nonprofit organizations, Entrepreneurship, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship
Faculty Member Tarek Selim
Department Department of Economics
Position Professor and Chair of Department of Economics
Certificates MBA, John Hopkins Univ. Ph.D. Economics, George Washington Univ. MS Economics, Iowa State University of Science & Technology MS Industrial Engineering, AUC BS Mechanical Engineering, AUC Certificate in Executive Decision Making, Harvard Certificate in Project Management, MIT Certificate in Financial Planning, Georgetown
Work Experience Consultant Received Research Excellence Award Senior Economic Advisor Chairman of the Board, Egyptian Competition Authority P&G Egypt Lockheed Martin
Area of Expertise Microeconomics , Industrial Economics , Market Behavior, Competitive Analysis, Market structure , Market Performance, Managerial Economics, Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis
Faculty Member William Mikhail
Department Department of Economics
Position Emeritus Professor
Certificates B. Com Economics Ph. Econometrics/Statistics
Work Experience Institute of Statistical Studies & Research, Cairo Univeristy, Ministry of Planning
Area of Expertise Economics, Statistics, Econometrics