Welcoming New Foster Faculty in 2024
Finance, analytics, accounting, and marketing experts join Foster Faculty
Give a warm welcome to the newest Foster School of Business faculty members, including a former hedge fund manager, a PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, experts in finance and analytics, and more.
Ahmed Guecioueur
Assistant Professor of Finance & Business Economics
Education
INSEAD, PhD in Management (Finance specialization), 2018
University College London, MSc Data Science (Statistics specialization), 2018
Imperial College London, MEng (Hons) Computing, 2008
Expertise
Behavior of investors and intermediaries, asset pricing, household finance, and the role of information in decision-making
Experience
BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP (Quant. Development & Trading), 2011-2018
Morgan Stanley (Short Sale Approvals & Trading Technology), 2008-2011
Teaching at Foster
Behavioral Finance
Extracurricular
If not a business professor, I would be: still trading at a hedge fund.
Something surprising about me: My wedding venue was… a library!
When not at work, I enjoy: exploring Seattle.
Favorite book: Anton Chekhov’s collection of novellas and short stories.
Favorite television/streaming series: The Wire
Favorite podcast: Hardcore History (with Dan Carlin)
Favorite technology/gadget: Large Language Models: having natural conversations with an algorithm used to be science-fiction.
Top of my bucket list: A classic American road trip.
Max Kleiman-Weiner
Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business
Education
PhD (Brain and Cognitive Sciences), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018
MSc (Applied Statistics & Experimental Psychology), University of Oxford, 2012
BS (Biological Sciences), Stanford University, 2009
Expertise
Artificial intelligence and consumer behavior
Experience
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Common Sense Machines since 2020
Fellow at Harvard University, 2018-2020
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Diffeo (Acquired by Salesforce), 2012-2019
Summer Associate at McKinsey & Company, 2010
Teaching at Foster
Consumer Insights
Extracurricular
If not a business professor, I would be: a sushi chef
Something surprising about me: I speak Chinese
When not at work, I enjoy: Showing the world to my 1.5-year-old son Nathan
Favorite book: Moby Dick, The Lessons of History, Three-Body Problem Trilogy
Favorite movie: In The Mood for Love, Apocalypse Now
Favorite television/streaming series: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Favorite technology/gadget: eFoil
Favorite company: Common Sense Machines
Top of my bucket list: Dig for a Geoduck clam
Kendall Lynch
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Education
PhD, University of Michigan, 2025
MAcc University of Michigan, 2015
BBA University of Michigan, 2014
Expertise
Financial accounting
Experience
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Advisory Manager, 2019
Advisory Senior Consultant, 2016 – 2019
Audit Intern, 2013
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Post-graduate Technical Assistant (Leases, Private Company Council), 2015 – 2016
Teaching at Foster
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Extracurricular
If not a business professor, I would be:a history professor! I am endlessly fascinated by our past.
Something surprising about me: I am an avid sports fan, particularly professional ice hockey and college football – in fact, one of my favorite parts about living on the West Coast is college football is on TV all day on Saturdays in the fall.
When not at work, I enjoy: reading, watching sports, or going for hikes with my dogs and partner
Favorite book: Lessons in Chemistry (favorite from this year…I love too many books to list just one!)
Favorite movie: Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Favorite television/streaming series: Parks and Recreation
Favorite technology/gadget: my Oura ring
Favorite company: Patagonia
Top of my bucket list: hike Mount Rainier
Reza Roshangarzadeh
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Education
PhD University of Texas at Dallas, 202
MS University of Tehran, 2018
BA Sharif University of Technology, 2015
Expertise
Digital marketing and healthcare marketing
Teaching at Foster
Customer Analytics
Extracurricular
If not a business professor, I would be: a corporate research scientist working on AI models
Something surprising about me: I love writing short stories in my spare time
When not at work, I enjoy: reading a book, biking
Favorite book: Atomic Habits
Favorite movie: Oppenheimer
Favorite television/streaming series: Fargo
Favorite technology/gadget: Kindle E-Reader
Favorite company: Nvidia
Top of my bucket list: Traveling to Asia, writing a book, scuba diving
Rui Silva
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Education
PhD University of Texas, Austin, 2024
MAcc The Ohio State University, 2017
BS Eastern Illinois University, 2016
Expertise
Financial accounting
Experience
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Internal Audit Trainee, 2019
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Audit Assistant – Technology and Investment Management Industries, 2017-2018
Teaching at Foster
Accounting
Extracurricular
If not a business professor, I would be: Tennis coach
Something surprising about me: My immediate family lives in four different countries spanning three continents (parents in Portugal, sister in England, and brother in Australia)
When not at work, I enjoy: Exercising, watching and playing soccer and tennis, reading, trying new food places with my wife
Favorite book: Four Thousand Weeks
Favorite movie: 12 Angry Men
Favorite television/streaming series: The Wire
Favorite technology/gadget: SAD lamp
Favorite company: Costco
Top of my bucket list: Own a home
