Exclusive Program for an Executive Certificate in Leadership

'Re-Engineering the Future of Business: How to Survive & Thrive in Today's New World'


SPEAKER: George Jabbour

Dr. George Jabbour is Professor of Finance, Associate Dean for Executive Education/Programs, and Director of the Masters in Finance Program at The George Washington University School of Business.

He has been a consultant and conducting professional training for the World Bank Group in Washington DC (USA), Vienna (Austria) and Islamabad (Pakistan), the International Monetary Fund (USA), The International Training Banking Center in Budapest (Hungary), the Center of Excellence in Management in Kuwait, and for Kipco Asset Management Group (KAMCO) in Kuwait.

He was a Visiting Professor at Franklin College in Lugano (Switzerland), Dongseo University (South Korea), Renmin University of Beijing (China), and Sorbonne University in Paris (France).  He has many publications in professional refereed journals. Four of his co-authored papers won the best paper award. He co-authored “The Option Trader Handbook” for trade adjustments.

His research papers were presented in the US and around the world. He is a member of several leading professional finance organizations He has been a member of the Educational Committee of International Association of Financial Engineers and served as Chair of the Research Committee at Professional Risk Managers International Association. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of five journals. He has received many Teaching Excellence Awards.

In addition to his academic career, Dr. Jabbour is very active in equity and derivatives trading. He was Senior Financial Analyst at Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and a consultant to several American corporations and international organizations. He served as Managing Director of Global Asset Management Inc., and President of Global Finance Associates, Inc. in USA. He participated in the Forum for Democracy and Development in Doha (Qatar), in the Education without Borders and the Festival of Thinkers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and in the International Exhibition & Conference on Higher Education in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

He holds a Ph.D. in Finance, an MBA in Finance, a BBA in Marketing, and a BS in Mathematics.


WEBINAR: February 16, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST

Financial Management in Times of Crisis (Dr. George Jabbour, Vice Dean for Executive Education and Professor of Finance at The George Washington University, USA, 2 hrs.)

This webinar will tackle the basics of financial management in addition to ways to survive and thrive during a crisis and beyond.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Participants will be able to explore the Basics of Financial Management;
  • Participants will be able to explore  Reactions to a Crisis;
  • Participants will be able to explore How to Survive a Crisis;
  • Participants will be able to explore Financial Management Tips & Recipe for Success.

"The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute's® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval."

"This Webinar has been approved for 2.00 Business recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®)."