Greg Johnson

When she first moved to the region to begin her role at Kearney & Company, Megan Rosler, MS Accounting ‘23, had never heard of George Mason University before. In a similar situation, neither had Rebecca Kinzinger, MS Accounting ’24. For both, that all changed once they started working at the firm.

Coming into the Costello College of Business at George Mason University thinking that she wanted to be an entrepreneur and build her own business, Yodae Muleta’s perspective changed once she took a few accounting courses. Since then, she has participated in internships and found that she wants to pursue a career in the risk consulting field.

Haoling Wang was taking a professional skills development course taught by Karen King, an associate professor in business foundations at the Costello College of Business, when he was encouraged by her to take advantage of the resources being offered by the college.

On April 10, eight final student and alumni teams—two from each track—pitched panels of entrepreneurs at 2025 Patriot Pitch competition, organized by the Costello College of Business.

Receiving the Janis S. Reed Scholarship sharpened the focus even more for the goal-oriented Anh Tran. Wrapping up her final semester as an undergraduate student in accounting and completing the bachelor’s to accelerated master’s (BAM) program, she already had her eyes on the larger picture.

Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

George Mason University’s top entrepreneurs take the stage this Thursday, April 10, to make their final pitches in front of the community.

Delivering immersive, voice-driven simulations for law enforcement through building skills, gaining real-time feedback, and preparing for real-world scenarios, Kaiden AI is a software startup co-founded by its CEO Ali Aldubaisi, BS Neuroscience ’21.

When Chip Helme, BS Accounting ‘85, was a student at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, he participated for two and half years in the co-op program, which had him take classes for six months followed by six months of working in an office setting.

When it came to selecting an MBA program to advance her career, the Costello College of Business was the obvious pick for Tara Herterich, BS Criminology, Law, and Society ‘22.