Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute
- Interim Director
- Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute
- Position Type Staff
- Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 428
- Phone 215.895.2126
- Email aa976@drexel.edu
- Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssaabbott/
Alyssa D. Abbott is the Interim Director of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. Adept at guiding discussions on how to lead and govern, Ms. Abbott has a strong background in corporate and nonprofit governance leadership. Through her experience in working with boards of directors, Ms. Abbott has gained a unique perspective on the critical role that a board has in steering an organization to success. She is passionate about challenging corporate and nonprofit directors to modernize governance and board leadership.
During her seven years with the Gupta Governance Institute, Ms. Abbott advanced through a series of positions beginning as an intern and culminating in her current role as Interim Director. Although situated in the academic arena, she has been heavily involved with the for-profit and nonprofit sectors while consulting for public, private, and nonprofit boards. Ms. Abbott was instrumental in securing a $5 million naming endowment for the Institute in 2018, which ensured a sustainable, long-term future for the Institute at Drexel University.
Ms. Abbott holds an MBA in Finance and a BS in Marketing from Drexel University.
- Program Manager, Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute
- Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute
- Position Type Staff
- Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 427
- Phone 215.895.1604
- Email gb549@drexel.edu
- Professor
- Academic Director of the Center for Nonprofit Governance
- Economics
- Position Type Faculty
- Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 1225
- Phone 215.895.0556
- Email tdh28@drexel.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Applied Econometrics
- Economics of Non-profits
- Health Economics
- Industrial Organization
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- TD Bank Endowed Professor
- Finance
- Position Type Faculty
- Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 1121
- Phone 215.895.6070
- Email ml3237@drexel.edu
- Linkedin Profile https://sites.google.com/site/michelleblowry/home