Welcome to the Nicolais School of Business at Wagner College
Our faculty have expertise in core business disciplines – finance, marketing, management, and accounting. With a wealth of academic and industry experience, innovative research, and a deep commitment to student success, our faculty serve as mentors and help students discover their path, find their edge, and reach new heights!
We welcomed three new faculty, Dr.’s Sajad Ebrahimi, Jing Chen, and Emma Li-Ore to the Nicolais School of Business in fall 2022! Their expertise in supply chain, marketing, and analytics coupled with their excellent teaching and research have made them a tremendous asset to our school.
This is an exciting time for us as we continue to create new opportunities for our students to get involved in the local and global community and further develop impactful programs to help our students thrive.
Our faculty mentor and coach our students to ensure they enter the workforce as data-informed decision makers, effective communicators, ethical business leaders and responsible global citizens.
In the classroom, our students are challenged to get comfortable with messy business problems, be intellectually curious, and develop resilience. Our innovative teaching methods focus on experiential learning and students work to solve real-world business problems for businesses and non-profit companies of all sizes.
Come join us as we continue to invest in student success and take the Nicolais School of Business to new heights.
Aarti S. Ivanic, Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Professor
Nicolais School of Business
ACCOUNTING
Richard Lahijani
Clinical Professor, Business, Nicolais School
richard.lahijani@wagner.edu Campus Hall Room 205FINANCE
Zhexu Ai
Assistant Professor, Business, Nicolais School
zhexu.ai@wagner.edu Campus Hall 222Assistant professor in finance. I am a dedicated teacher, researcher, and finance practitioner.
Richard LaRocca
Professor, Business, Nicolais School
richard.larocca@wagner.edu Campus Hall 230Chair of Academic Honesty Committee
D.P.S., Finance, Economics
Cathyann Tully
Professor, Business, Nicolais School
718-390-3439 cathyann.tully@wagner.edu Campus Hall 224Director of Undergraduate Business Program
D.P.S., Finance
MANAGEMENT
Frank DeSimone
Associate Professor, Business, Nicolais School
718-420-4491 frank.desimone@wagner.edu Campus Hall 216Ph.D., International Management, International School of Management (ISM)
Sajad Ebrahimi
Assistant Professor, Business, Nicolais School
sajad.ebrahimi@wagner.edu Campus Hall 220MARKETING
Paul Barretta
Associate Professor, Business, Nicolais School
718-390-3434 paul.barretta@wagner.edu Campus Hall 219718-390-3434
Ph.D., Marketing
Aarti Ivanic
Dean of the Nicolais School of Business, Business, Nicolais School
aarti.ivanic@wagner.edu Campus Hall 225ECONOMICS
Giacomo Di Pasquale
Assistant Professor, Business, Nicolais School
giacomo.di-pasquale@wagner.edu Campus Hall 227Assistant Professor of Economics at Wagner College. Research interest include income inequality, poverty and migration.
Kayhan Koleyni
Assistant Professor, Business, Nicolais School
kayhan.koleyni@wagner.edu 230 Campus HallAssistant Professor of Economics and MBA Coordinator
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Arleen Wilk
Academic Administrative Assistant, Business, Nicolais School
718-390-3447 awilk@wagner.edu Campus Hall 223CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Rosa Santana
Director of Career Planning & Development, Office of Career Planning and Development
rosa.santana@wagner.eduAfro-Taina, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc., Networking Guru, Tech Savage, Dog Mom of 2