Meet Your Chief Risk Officer Faculty
The faculty leading George Mason University's Chief Risk Officer (CRO) program are distinguished scholars and industry professionals who bring deep expertise in corporate risk. Their mission is to empower senior leaders to protect their organizations and seize new business opportunities.
Director of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Management (MSM) Programs, and Business Certificates
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.
Founder and Managing Principal of Osprey Cove LLC
Ronald L. Black is the Founder and Managing Principal of Osprey Cove LLC, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Global ESG Lead, Archer IRM
Peadar Duffy is the Global ESG Lead at Archer IRM has been at the leading edge of risk professionalism assisting companies to manage strategic risks for some 30 years.
Chief Financial, Strategy, and Risk Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
Temika Edwards, CERG Chief Risk Officer '23, serves as the Chief Financial, Strategy, and Risk Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR).
Instructional Associate Professor, Management
Victoria Grady is an instructional associate professor within the Management Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Senior Principal of IntelliVen, Inc.
David Halwig is a Senior Principal of IntelliVen, Inc., a private consulting firm that provides strategic services to selective senior executives and board members of mid-sized companies at critical inflection points in their growth.
Co-Founder, Risk Management Association
Dr. Karen Hardy has been the architect of a leading and best practice enterprise risk management operation built from the ground up for a $7 billion Cabinet-level government agency with 48,000 employees that support economic growth and opportunity. Prior to her public service, Dr. Hardy managed several branches in consumer banking at Citibank in the private industry.
Senior Risk Advisor, Deloitte’s Government and Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management practice
Departmental Chief Risk Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Larry Koskinen has served the public interest for more than forty-five years through executive positions in federal government, private, and non-profit organizations.
Assistant Deputy, Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education
Mark Livingston assumed the duties as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (ADCNO MPT&E) in May 2020. In this role, he serves as the civilian executive advisor to the Chief of Naval Personnel.
President and Managing Consultant of Excellence in Risk Management, LLC
Additional Roles: Assistant Professor & Instructor of the ERM Practice, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Adjunct Professor at Florida…Christopher E. Mandel is President and Managing Consultant of Excellence in Risk Management, LLC, Assistant Professor & Instructor of the ERM Practice, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and is an Adjunct Professor at Florida State and George Mason Universities and was on the ERM Master Program Advisory Council at Yeshiva University.