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Dr. Hassan Said
Associate Professor of Accounting
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Hassan A. Said has a PhD in Business Administration, majoring in Finance with a minor in Quantitative Methods from The University of Alabama. He also has eighteen hours of post-doctoral graduate accounting courses from the University of Alabama and Mississippi State University. Dr. Said also has two Masters Degrees; MA in Finance and an MBA from the University of Alabama and St John’s University respectively, all degrees are from the US with the exceptions of his Higher Diploma in Insurance Management and Bachelor degree in Accounting from the Baghdad University, Iraq. Dr. Said is currently serving as an associate professor of accounting at Alfaisal University-College of Business.

Dr. Said has over twenty-four years of both academic and professional experience doing research, teaching, and service at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He has worked in the banking, insurance and credit industries in New York, in academia he has worked in many public institutions in the USA and served many communities including consulting work for US Fed Government, city commissions, chamber of commerce, private enterprises, and not-for-profit organizations. He is expertise are in insurance, financial accounting, risk analysis, corporate financial reporting and US tax systems. He has been tenured in every institution he previously served and provided relevant administrative support for the institutions’ AACSB accreditation.

Dr. Said has a diversified interest in research, he has published numerous refereed business journal and presented many articles in regional, national and international conferences. Most of his research attention focused on corporate reporting and policy issues, risk analysis for individuals and financial institutions. His is current research is dealing with risk aversion assessment and ethical positions for individuals with different backgrounds.

This is the first time he visits the Saudi Kingdom (besides Hajj many years ago), and living in Riyadh is an exciting experience for him, more importantly is witnessing the genuine application of the three foundations (Faith, Knowledge, and Performance) of Alfaisal University. Sharing thoughts and discussions with (diverse male and female) students anxious for knowledge, undertaking the creed, and performance of the University’s constituents (students, faculty, staff, administrators, and benefactors) makes Alfaisal an institution with a promising cultural environment, flourishing and energetically growing not only nationally but also internationally.

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Dr. William Lathen
Dean, College of Business

Dr. Nick Forster
Professor of Business and Management

Dr. Matti J. Haverila
Associate professor of Marketing

Dr. Hassan Said
Associate professor of Accounting

Dr. Bruce Budd
Associate Professor of Finance & Economics

Dr. Hazbo Skoko
Assist. Professor of Economics and Finance

Dr. Ricardo Santa
Assist. Prof. in Production & Operations Management

Dr. Mohammed Kafaji
Assist. Professor of MIS and Project Management

Dr. Declan McCrohan
Assist. Professor in Finance

Dr. Mario A. F. Vasquez
Assist. Professor of Operations Management

Mahmood Kazzal
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Talal Al Samman
Marketing & Research Specialist

Wafa Al Debasi
Program Specialist