Experienced faculty and professional insights
Learn from professors who bring relevant, experiential learning into the classroom
Keller Faculty Challenge Students to Grow
Keller professors have industry experience. They practice what they teach, and bring relevant business insights directly from the field into the classroom so you can understand how what you read in the book actually applies to your work the very next day. They love what they do, and come to class excited to share their hard-earned knowledge, stories from the trenches, and connections in the field with motivated graduate business students.
Most importantly, Keller professors are ready to help and eager to be a part of your transformation. Meet some of Keller's distinguished faculty below.
Accounting & Finance
James Gajda
MBA in Marketing and Finance, MS in Information Sciences, JD, LLM in Taxation, CPA, CMA
Professional Experience: Controller, Alliant Energy
Teaching Focus: Accounting, Finance, General Management
Business Administration
Paula J. Trout
JD, MBA, MPA
Professional Experience: President/CEO, Alternative Dispute Resolution Forums
Teaching Focus: Management, Human Resources
Human Resources
Dan Barker
MBA, CCP, SPHR
Professional Experience: Director Human Resources, Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service
Teaching Focus: Human Resources
Project Management
Kenneth Atwater
MPM, PMP, PMI-SP
Professional Experience: Service Productivity Leader, GE Healthcare Information Technology Solutions
Teaching field: Project Management
Alec Granderson
MBA, MPM, PMP
Professional Experience: Senior Project Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies
Teaching Focus: Project Management
Michael Turner
Master's in Management, PMP
Professional Experience: Project Manager, AMC Theatres
Teaching Focus: Project Management, Information Systems
Public Administration
Walter Dunajick
MBA, Ph.D. (Public Administration)
Professional Experience: CEO and Worldwide Senior Director, Health Investment Analytics
Teaching Focus: Public Administration
Technology Management
Ira Gorelick
MA
Professional Experience: Director Curriculum Development, G4 Green Connections
Teaching Focus: Telecommunications Management, Information Security
Explore the Latest Faculty Research
Read recently published research for discoveries and advancements in knowledge from our university professors:
New Learning Models and Methodologies Shaping the Future of Higher Education (PDF)