Meet Your Instructors
Associate Professor, Finance
Lei Gao is an associate professor within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Instructional Professor, Finance
Additional Roles: Co-Founder & Director of the George Mason University Student Managed Investment Fund, Director of Financial Planning & Wealth Management Concentration…Derek Horstmeyer is an instructional professor within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. His research focuses on boards/directors, ETF & mutual fund performance, and hedge fund activism.
Assistant Professor, Finance
Bo Hu is an assistant professor of finance at George Mason University, where he teaches managerial finance, fixed income, and international finance in MBA and MSF programs at the Costello College of Business.
Associate Professor, Finance
Mengxin McLean, PhD, CFA, joins the Costello College of Business as an associate professor of finance. Prior to this appointment, she served as a senior financial economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was an associate professor of finance at the University of Alberta.
Area Chair, Finance
Additional Roles: Professor, FinanceAlexander Philipov is the finance area chair and professor in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Instructional Assistant Professor, Finance
Tiago Requeijo is an instructional assistant professor within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, where he teaches courses in managerial economics, risk management, and portfolio management.
Assistant Professor, Finance
Lin Sun is an assistant professor within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.