Costello College of Business News

George Mason University management professor David Lucas finds that the rising generation of entrepreneurs are far more likely to build mission-driven businesses than their over-30 counterparts. But the differences don’t end there.

A fully student-led team from the Costello College of Business at George Mason University has advanced to the next round of the Financial Planning Challenge, earning a place among the top eight undergraduate teams in the nation.

In 2020, the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting received its naming gift, two years after the government contracting initiative at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University had officially become a center.

Zhechao Yang, assistant professor of information systems and operations management at Costello College of Business at George Mason University, has helped develop a machine learning framework that can sift through the online buzz to identify the social media posts most likely to drive product purchases.

When she saw Northrop Grumman's table at the George Mason University Career Fair, Neha Bandaru figured that any opportunity the company had to offer would be catered to engineering students. However, when she spoke with a Costello College of Business alum about what the aerospace and defense company had on the business side, it opened her eyes to the exciting opportunities available to her.

After his father, Jim, passed away in 2025, Patrick Tierney, BS Management ’01, JD ‘05, gave serious consideration to the best way to honor his memory while also processing his own grief. 

During unexpected absences of the Fortnite superstar streamer Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, one of the most-followed channels on the live video streaming platform Twitch, his lesser-known competitors took the stage, research by Brad Greenwood, professor of information systems and operations management at George Mason University shows.

When Mark Chase, MS Finance ’98, began his undergraduate studies at the University of Maine, he did so as an engineering student. After determining that engineering was not the path he wanted to pursue, he transferred to the business school, where he found accounting to really click.

SBA’s proposed overhaul of small-business size standards has understandably drawn considerable attention across the government contracting community. For companies approaching an applicable size threshold, the implications can be significant. Higher thresholds could allow some firms to retain small-business status longer while also expanding the number of firms eligible to compete in restricted markets. That could affect access to set-aside opportunities, competitive dynamics, and broader growth and market strategies.

The Costello College of Business at George Mason University is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Graduate Programs Ambassadors.

The rapid acceleration of digital transformation is reshaping economies and redefining how governments approach responsible, sustainable growth, and competitiveness. Across West Asia, countries pursuing ambitious economic diversification strategies under initiatives such as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 are investing billions in artificial intelligence, smart infrastructure, and advanced technologies.

It’s good PR for banks to tout their tight relationships with borrowers in their local community. But do they put their money where their mouth is? George Mason University finance professor Stephen Karolyi sheds light on how lenders weigh the value of future relationships against concrete payoffs in the here and now.