Meet Your Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Faculty
The faculty leading George Mason University's Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) program are distinguished scholars and industry professionals who bring deep expertise in AI. Their mission is to empower senior leaders to lead AI initiatives, set strategic AI visions, and implement AI-driven solutions that enhance business operations.
Faculty
Director of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Management (MSM) Programs
Additional Roles: Associate Professor, ISOMIoannis Bellos is the MBA program director and an associate professor within the Information Systems and Operations Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Professor (Term), Organizational Behavior and Management
Victoria Grady is an instructional associate professor within the Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Associate Professor, Management
Olivia (Mandy) O'Neill is an associate professor within the Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Professor of Management
Additional Roles: Assistant Dean for Research; CGI Corporate Partner Faculty FellowRockmann is a Professor of Management and the CGI Corporate Partner Faculty Fellow at the George Mason University Costello College of Business.
Professor; Director, Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program
An internationally recognized scholar, educator, and consultant, Thatchenkery has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books and over 100 scholarly and professional articles.
Arison Chair in Values Leadership; Associate Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Gregory C. Unruh is the Arison Professor of Values Leadership at George Mason University and an expert on sustainable business strategy.
Prospective AI Faculty
Director, Center for Retail Transformation and Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Additional Roles: Academic Director, Master's in Business AnalyticsMehmet Altug is an associate professor within the Information Systems and Operations Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Area Chair and Professor, Marketing
Saurabh Mishra is the area chair and a professor within the marketing area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Area Chair, Information Systems and Operations Management
Additional Roles: Professor, Information Systems and Operations ManagementPallab Sanyal is the area chair and a professor within the information systems and operations management area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer; Associate Dean for Research; Professor, Department of Computer Science
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, foundation models, representation learning, generative AI, language models, AI-enabled scientific discovery
Associate Professor, Systems Engineering and Operations
Vadim Sokolov works on building robust solutions for large-scale complex systems analysis, at the interface of simulation-based modeling and statistics.