Meet Your Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Faculty
The faculty leading George Mason University's Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) 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
Principal AI Engineer, Workday; Adjunct Professor, Department of Information Sciences and Technology
Aisha Behr currently serves as the Principal AI Engineer for Workday, specializing in designing and developing AI.
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.
Former Senior Principal, MITRE
Mike Fleckenstein is the former Senior Principal and Chief Data Strategist for MITRE where he provided thought leadership to address significant federal data management challenges.
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 Research Professor, Director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center
Kirkpatrick's research is interdisciplinary, cutting across such fields as Philosophy, Political Science, Public Policy, and Computer Science
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computing
Myeong Lee leads the Community Informatics Lab at George Mason University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Sciences and Technology
Kevin Lybarger's research centers on artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), with a focus on healthcare and other high-stakes domains.
Instructional Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Kumar Mehta is an instructional associate professor within the Information Systems and Operations Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Additional Roles: Trex Corporate Partner Faculty FellowNirup Menon is a tenured professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University and a Trex Corporate Partner Faculty Fellow.
Founder and CEO, Hospitality Analytics Cloud Services
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty George Mason UniversityWith over 30 years of experience in the Data & Technology industry, Sudhir is a seasoned executive and innovator in hospitality technology.