# Leadership: Academic Directors

##  Academic Directors

![Professor Viral V Acharya](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/vacharya_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=1wluqwU1)

###  Viral Acharya

Director, Doctoral Programs

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###  Adam Brandenburger

Director, NYU Stern-NYU Shanghai Programs

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![Karen Brenner, Director, Law and Business Initiatives, NYU](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/KarenBrenner_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=ZzJZ1_3f)

###  Karen Brenner

Executive Director, Law and Business Initiatives, NYU

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###  Dolly Chugh

Director, Leadership Accelerator

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![Gian Luca Clementi headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/2023-09/gclementi2023.jpg?h=af41e8d2&itok=wmqzWpLC)

###  Gian Luca Clementi

Academic Director, BS in Business and Political Economy

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![Kathleen DeRose, Director, Fubon Center’s FinTech Initiative](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/KathleenDeRose_1122.png?h=34bf8af8&itok=pdgu_BBq)

###  Kathleen Derose

Academic Director, Master of Science in Fintech

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![Alex Dontoh headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/Head%20Shot2.jpg?h=bfb9c352&itok=Frcgd1ZH)

###  Alex Dontoh

Academic Director, Master of Science in Accounting

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![Christina Fang headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/Christina%20Fang%20headshot.jpg?h=baeea545&itok=of43i3Rn)

###  Christina Fang

Co-Academic Director, Master of Science in Organizational Management and Strategy

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![Anindya Ghose, Academic Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/anindyaghose_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=ZJYtxUHO)

###  Anindya Ghose

Academic Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics and AI

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![Paul Hardart](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/PaulHardart_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=QQGmEYiT)

###  Paul Hardart

Academic Director, BS in Business/BFA in Film and Television, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship
Director, Entertainment, Media and Technology Initiative

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![Deepak Hegde headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/DH%20Stern%205.jpeg?h=73e642da&itok=pQTza9tZ)

###  Deepak Hegde

Andrew Hamilton Director, Endless Frontier Labs
Chief Mentor, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship

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![Srikanth Jagabathula](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/2024-01/Srikanth%20Jagabathula.png?h=9b920c01&itok=3H0fCZXs)

###  Srikanth Jagabathula

Academic Director, BS in Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship

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![Manjiree Jog, Deputy Chair, Finance](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/ManjireeJog_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=TGTpcure)

###  Manjiree Jog

Academic Director, Master of Science in Global Finance

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![Xiao Liu](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/2024-09/xiao-liu.png?h=25c46a5a&itok=iCNEeWdN)

###  Xiao Liu

Academic Director, Master of Science in Marketing and Retail Science

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![Ilan Lobel headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/2025-09/photo_ilan.jpg?h=4f2e961c&itok=OxocGD-k)

###  Ilan Lobel

Academic Director, Andre Koo Tech MBA

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![Sonia Marciano, Academic Director, TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/SoniaMarciano_1122_2.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=abGq57EW)

###  Sonia Marciano

Academic Director, TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program

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###  Pricila Maziero

Academic Director, Master of Science in Quantitative Economics

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###  Joseph Porac

Co-Academic Director, Master of Science in Organizational Management and Strategy

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![Maher Said](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/Maher%20Said.jpeg?h=b32bd16a&itok=2tLyRk9Q)

###  Maher Said

Academic Director, EMBA Programs

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![Alexi Savov](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/2023-10/asavov.JPG?h=08eb26a3&itok=CpvzBphE)

###  Alexi Savov

Academic Director, MBA and Graduate Programs

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![Thomai Serdari](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/pa_Serdari_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=J4vT6gB3)

###  Thomaï Serdari

Academic Director, Luxury &amp; Retail MBA

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![Amal Shehata, Academic Director, BS/MS in Accounting](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/AmalShehata_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=XIzF86Bp)

###  Amal Shehata

Academic Director, BS/MS in Accounting

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![VishalSingh](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/vsingh%20copy.JPG?h=156fdada&itok=UEH84cSK)

###  Vishal Singh

Director, Center for Research Computing

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![Jeffrey Wurgler, Academic Director, Master of Science in Quantitative Finance](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/JeffreyWurgler_1122.png?h=023e6d6e&itok=5TPxvoUQ)

###  Jeffrey Wurgler

Academic Director, Master of Science in Quantitative Finance

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![Jiawei Zhang](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/assets/images/pa_JiaweiZhang_1122.png?h=4ecf8430&itok=U_rylVwl)

###  Jiawei Zhang

Academic Director, Master of Science in Data Analytics

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