Ahmad Hosseini, Ph.D., became the new Dean of the School of Business and Management (SOBM), on June 1, 2009. He succeeded Thomas M. Green, Ph.D., who had been serving as Interim Dean of SOBM.
Dr. Hosseini is the former Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University, where he was subsequently named Dean Emeritus. He also was the founding Dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at the American University of Nigeria. He taught at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, and acted as the Director of Certificate and Advanced Accounting Proficiency there before joining National University.
The new SOBM Dean earned a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a master’s degree in accounting from Ball State University in Indiana, and a bachelor degree in accounting from the Institute of Advanced Accounting in Tehran, Iran. He received his CPA Certificate from the State Board of Accountancy in Michigan. He has held various professional and academic positions including, Director of Budgeting for Tehran Water Company, Staff Accountant for Arthur Andersen & Co., Managing Director of The Center for Research in Accounting and Auditing in Iran, Chairman and Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Detroit, and CEO of the International Training Partners. He also has an impressive array of published articles and conference activity.
Dr. Hosseini has been involved with national and international professional organizations. He has served as president of the Western Region of the American Accounting Association. He also has served as a National Council Member of the American Accounting Association; as a member of a California State University Task Force to improve the productivity in higher education; as chapter president of the Institute of Management Accountants; as a member of the Board of Directors of the North Bay trade Association; as a member of the Board of Director United Way of Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake County; as a member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce; and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of International Fellowship in San Francisco.
