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Experiential education is at the core of your Bryant experience.

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Academics

Our graduate programs offer an interdisciplinary education that prepares students for impactful careers.

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Our dedicated faculty members offer both industry expertise and personalized mentorship.

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Management

Bryant University’s Management Department offers a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on developing leadership, strategic decision-making, and organizational management skills to prepare students for diverse career paths in business and entrepreneurship.

About This Department

Bryant’s Management Department is known for hands-on, practical projects that focus on strategic management, design thinking, service learning, and customer service. We challenge our students to demonstrate their abilities by managing complex situations through competitions that require them to solve real-world problems.

The department offers degrees in business administration with concentrations in Global Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership and Innovation Management, and Team and Project Management.

Within the undergraduate International Business Program, ranked No. 29 by U.S. News & World Report, management is one of the functional areas students may choose as a concentration.

Our Faculty

Our distinguished faculty are award-winning educators and dedicated mentors, writers, and consultants to major companies who bring their management expertise into the classroom every day.

Lori A. Coakley

Ph D, MBA, BA

Professor

Erim Ergene

Ph D, MS, MS, BS

Assistant Professor

Kevin Gainor

MBA

Lecturer

Zahra Heydarifard

Ph D, MBA, MS, B Sc

Assistant Professor

Crystal Jiang

Ph D, MBA

Professor

Gihyun Kim

Assistant Professor

Eileen Kwesiga

Ph D

Professor

Valerie Ann Leduc

MBA, BSBA

Lecturer

Harsh K. Luthar

Ph D

Professor

Robert Peter Massoud

MBA, BA

Lecturer

Kathryn Ostermeier

Ph D, MBA, BBA

Assistant Professor

Mehreen Pasha

MBA, MBA

Lecturer

Michael A. Roberto

DBA, MBA, BA

Professor

Christopher John Roethlein

Ph D, MBA, BS

Professor

Adam Rubin

MBA, BSBA

Senior Lecturer

Elzotbek Rustambekov

Ph D, M Sc, MBA, BBA

Department Chair
Management

Yasamin Salmani

Ph D, M Sc, B Sc

Assistant Professor

Jack Vensel

MBA, BS

Professor of Practice

John K. Visich

Ph D, MBA, BS

Professor

Mark A Vozella

MS, BS

Lecturer

R. Isil Yavuz

Ph D, MS, BS

Assistant Professor

Experiential Learning Opportunities

Our students earn recognition and credentials by participating in a wide variety of national competitions and developing presentations for executives at major corporations. These experiences yield networking opportunities, potential internships and jobs, an enhanced resume, and cash awards.

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Earn Professional Credentials

We ready our students for their careers by helping them develop the critical skills and knowledge for professional certifications. Project Management students are prepared to take the Certified Associated in Project Management exam, while our Human Resources Management program engages in a curriculum built around the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional society.

Where Our Students Go

Graduates of Bryant’s programs within the Management Department go on to prestigious graduate schools and are in demand by business, government, and nonprofit organizations.