Corporate Governance Group - Coles College of Business

Mission

Investors, employees, suppliers, customers, charities etc. are potentially hurt through poor corporate governance practices and helped with “best” practices for the entity in question. Through research and other activities, our faculty continue to develop knowledge and expertise in the area of corporate governance. The mission of the CGG is to leverage such expertise, and through our faculty, to have a positive impact on the corporate governance landscape and on the performance of organizations.

About the Corporate Governance Group

The Corporate Governance Group was founded in 1995. We are a group of faculty actively engaged in corporate governance-related activities in the areas of research, teaching and service. Our outreach to the community includes faculty sitting on boards, providing opinions to the press, consulting, expert witness work, boardroom and classroom education, and publishing in both trade and academic journals.

Leadership and Faculty

Name

Position

Lucy Ackert Professor of Finance

Professor of Finance
lackert@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6111
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Marcus Caylor Professor of Accounting

Professor of Accounting
mcaylor4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2674
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Dana Hermanson Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and Professor of Accounting

Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and Professor of Accounting
dhermans@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6077
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Heather Hermanson Director of the Master of Accounting Program and Professor of Accounting

Director of the Master of Accounting Program and Professor of Accounting
hhermans@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6041
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Amine Khayati Clinical Associate Professor of Finance

Clinical Associate Professor of Finance
akhayati@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7430
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Timothy Mathews Director of the Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity and Professor of Economics

Director of the Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity and Professor of Economics
tmathew7@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2072
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Jomon Paul Interim Associate Dean of Research and Accreditation and Professor of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis

Interim Associate Dean of Research and Accreditation and Professor of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis
jpaul17@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6086
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Divesh Sharma PhD in Business Administration Accounting Discipline Lead and Professor of Accounting

PhD in Business Administration Accounting Discipline Lead and Professor of Accounting
dsharma2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3593
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Vineeta Sharma Professor of Accounting

Professor of Accounting
vsharma5@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7626
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Steve Smalt Director of the School of Accountancy and Associate Professor of Accounting & Information Systems

Director of the School of Accountancy and Associate Professor of Accounting & Information Systems
ssmalt@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6084
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James Tompkins Professor of Finance

Professor of Finance
jtompkin@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3326
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Rajaram Veliyath Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship

Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
rveliyat@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3329
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If you have any questions about the Corporate Governance Group or the experiences and qualifications of any of our faculty, please contact our Director or any of the faculty listed above.

Director of Corporate Governance Group

James Tompkins
Phone: 470-578-3326
Email: jtompkins@kennesaw.edu

Corporate Governance Group
Michael J. Coles College of Business
Kennesaw State University
560 Parliament Garden Way #0403
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591