Dubai Business School Faculty

Washika Haak-Saheem

Dean - Professor

Dubai Business School

Washika Haak-Saheem is a professor in management and the Dean at Dubai Business School, University of Dubai. Prior to joining University of Dubai, Washika worked as Associate Professor in the Internat...

Mohammad Arhama Obaid Juma Alzaffin

Assistant Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Mohammad Al-Zaffin is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Dubai Business School at Dubai University. his seasoned educator with a Doctorate in Business Management, offering a blend of theo...

Sania Ashraf Palattu Parambil

Associate Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Sania Ashraf currently serves as the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of Dubai. With more than 6 years of teaching and research expertise, she has successfully conducted core course...

Islam Faisal Abdul Rahman Bourini

Associate Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Islam Faisal Abdul Rahman Bourini is a distinguished academic, researcher, and thought leader in the field of strategic management. With a portfolio that spans pedagogy, scholarly research, editor...

Genanew Bekele

Director - Associate Professor

Dubai Business School

Genanew Bekele

Director - Associate Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Genanew B.Worku is an Associate professor of Economics and the Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Dubai Business School, University of Dubai. Prior to joining UD, he had served as Universit...

Andreas Karathanasopoulos

Professor

Dubai Business School

Andreas Karathanasopoulos is a Professor of Business Analytics and Forecasting Financial markets at the University of Dubai Business School. His main qualification is the prediction of financial marke...

Skander Slim

Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Skander is a Full Professor of finance at University of Dubai. He got his PhD in University of Paris X-Nanterre (France) in 2006. Prof. Skander has a rich 20+ years of academic experience and prof...

Marc Perez

Assistant Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Marc Pérez Bonaventura holds a PhD in Business Administration and Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Managem...

Geoffrey Gachino

Assistant Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Geoffrey Gachino has until recently served as the Provost and Chief Academic Affairs Officer at the University of Dubai. He also served previously as the Dean in the Dubai Business School. Dr. Gac...

Noela Michael

Assistant Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Noela Michael has joined us as an Assistant Professor in the DBS. Dr. Noela Michael is an Assistant professor in marketing. She holds a PhD from La Trobe University in Australia and has taught at ...

Tie Xu

Senior Lecturer

Dubai Business School

Dr. Tie Xu graduated from Aston Business School in the UK, #47 in the QS World University Rankings 2024, with a Doctorate Degree in Operations Management. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Risk,...

Mahmood Abdulsattar Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Dubai Business School

Dr. Mahmood Abdulsattar Ahmad holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus on Supply Chain Risk Management from Aston University, UK. He earned a Master’s in Financial Management from the U...