Center Scholars are faculty members who develop case studies and curricula with the Center during a one-year term that runs from August to August. Scholars for the current academic year are listed first, followed by past scholars and other authors of Center materials. Select a name to see the materials by that person.
Current scholars, 2026-2027
Aram Bahrini
Teaching Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Aram Bahrini is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He earned his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. His ...
Robert Brunner
Professor of Accountancy
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Robert Brunner is the Chief Disruption Officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he is also a Professor of Accounting, holds an Arthur Andersen Fellowship, and is a University ...
4 teaching materials
Anton Ivanov
Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Anton Ivanov is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business and a Deloitte Foundation Center Scholar (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). He received his PhD in ...
1 teaching material
Mohammad Moshref-Javadi
Teaching Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Mohammad Moshref-Javadi is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Information Systems, Operations, Supply Chain, and Analytics (IOSA) area of the Department of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, which he joined in August ...
1 teaching material
Unnati Narang
Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Unnati Narang is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Marketing) at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research lies at the intersection of mobile marketing, consumer mobility, and engagement in digital environments. ...
2 teaching materials
Michael Penn Jr.
Senior Lecturer
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Michael Penn Jr. has been a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accountancy since May 2018. He holds a BSBA and a MAcc degree from the University of Arizona and a PhD from the Pennsylvania State ...
1 teaching material
Past scholars and authors
Mehmet Eren Ahsen
Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
Vic Anand
Assistant Professor
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
4 teaching materials
Michael Donohoe
Head, Department of Accountancy and Professor of Accountancy and PwC Faculty Fellow and RC Evans Data Analytics Fellow
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
1 teaching material
Fei Du
Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10 teaching materials
Ron Guymon
Senior Lecturer of Accountancy
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
1 teaching material
Jessen Hobson
Professor of Accountancy
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 teaching materials
Zack Kertcher
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 teaching material
Minjeong (MJ) Kim
PhD Student in Accountancy
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
External Author
5 teaching materials
Matias Carrasco Kind
Research Assistant Professor
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
1 teaching material
Zilong Liu
Clinical Assistant Professor
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
Elizabeth Luckman
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration and RC Evans Data Analytics Scholar
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
5 teaching materials
David Molitor
Associate Professor
Finance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2025-2026
- AY 2024-2025
5 teaching materials
Julian Reif
Associate Professor
Economics, Finance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
5 teaching materials
Justin Stearns
Associate Professor
Accountancy, Eastern Kentucky University
External Author
1 teaching material
Ram Subramanyam
Associate Professor of Business Administration, William N. Scheffel Faculty Scholar, Gies College of Business R.C. Evans Data Analytics Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
1 teaching material
Joe Yun
Research Assistant Professor of Accountancy and Director of Skunkworks
Accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AY 2024-2025
1 teaching material
The director and staff of the Center are introduced on the About page, which also explains how to apply to the Scholars Program.