Meet the 2024-2025 Business Alumni Chapter Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for executing the mission of the Alumni Chapter through volunteer efforts.
The Board's mission is to enhance the interests and reputation of the Costello College of Business and to nurture an enduring fellowship between alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the community. Achievements of the Board include raising funds for scholarships, holding events, working with students in a variety of ways, and collaborating with other alumni chapters across the university. All George Mason University Business graduates are alumni members and are welcome to join as a Friend of the Board to learn about opportunities.
President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Treasurer
Historian
Committee Chairs
Directors-at-Large
Associate, Thales Capital Partners
Finance Industry Group LeadManya Vij is a finance professional currently serving as an Associate at Thalēs, focusing on hedge fund capital raising and institutional investor relations.
Founder, D. E. Williams & Co.
Daniel E. Williams is a strategic technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and innovation across edtech, public sector, nonprofit, and private sector organizations.
Friends of the Board
Head of North America Sales Strategy & Operations at Appian
Nema Djavadi is Head of North America Sales Strategy & Operations at Appian. He previously led Global GTM Strategy at Workday and began his career in finance as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank.
Client Transaction Services Manager, Accenture LLP
Chair, Women in Business InitiativeChaimaa Fekkak is a Client Transaction Services Manager at Accenture LLP, specializing in providing financial analysis, deal shaping and pricing, and deliverables for proposals throughout a variety of portfolios within the commercial sector in North America.
Chief People Officer, Wealth Advisory Services
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeMiranda leads the recruitment, development, and performance of the Associate Wealth Advisor program at Evermay.
Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Chuck Gahun is the Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, where he works with clients to strategize, innovate and tactically deliver results for their businesses.
Interim Chief Financial Officer, HUNGRY
John Hall has spent his career working in the Northern Virginia technology ecosystem and building a great reputation as a financial leader and operations partner. In 2020 he was given a CFO of the Year award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council in recognition of his accomplishments and impact.
Principal, Alford & Rambaran, LLC
Troy (Class of 2016) earned his Accounting degree from the Costello College of Business and now works as a Principal at Alford & Rambaran, LLC.
Chief Executive Office, Full Twist Consulting
Jocelyn Hsu, MBA ’93 is the Chief Executive Office at Full Twist Consulting.
Special Assets Portfolio Manager, C&I Relationship Manager at EagleBank
Alumni Chapter Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CommitteeTien Huynh is a Special Assets Portfolio Manager, Commercial Lender at EagleBank, specializing in Corporate Lending and Financing to different commercial sectors including government contracting, management consulting, healthcare, non-profit, construction, and professional service firm.
Senior Account Director, Lumen Technologies
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeRoya Johnson is a senior account director at Lumen Technologies.
Software Engineer, Dell Technologies
Soham Joshi, BS Statistics ’22; MS Business Analytics ’25, is a software engineer at Dell Technologies.