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Dr. Sean Spence is an adjunct professor in the Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ with previous experience at the University of Maryland, Rice University and Southern New Hampshire University. His passion for finance began while serving as CEO of the  during his time at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. This experience led him to establish a family investment company named , where he continues to serve as managing director.

Dr. Spence is also a Senior Manager with professional services firm  that specializes in delivering accounting and financial advisory services to clients throughout the country and around the globe. Prior to his tenure at BDO, Dr. Spence was a Strategy and Corporate Finance Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and a Strategy and Operations Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting. Dr. Spence is an appointed member of the Cherry Hill Development Authority where he is serving a 4-year term as a board member with responsibilities of supporting the governance of a nearly $500 Million Dollar Capital Infrastructure Development Program: . He is also an appointed council member on the  for Prince William County Public Schools where he provides strategic recommendations to the School Superintendent on energy and sustainability across the division's portfolio of physical assets.

Dr. Spence is a retired Army reserve officer, his military service includes multiple overseas assignments in Iraq, Kosovo, Korea, Kuwait and Honduras. He served as a Head Quaters Commander for the 416th Theater Engineering Command, a Task Force Plans Officer for Task Force Essayons and a Senior Instructor at the US Army Engineer School. 

Public Speaking

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Research Interests

• Corporate Finance 
• Corporate Strategy 
• Military Strategy 
• Personal Finance 
• Small Business Strategy and Finance 
• Risk Management 
• Firm Valuation 
• Mergers and Acquisitions 
• Engineering Economics 

Education

• Doctorate of Engineering - George Washington University (Focus: Systems Dynamics and Engineering Economics) 
• Masters of Science - New York Institute of Technology (Focus: Engineering Economics)
• Bachelors of Science - University of Central Florida (Focus: Industrial Operations Engineering)
• Certificate - Army Instructor Training, Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood MO
• Certificate - Student Centered Learning (SLC), Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
• Certificate - Adult Learning, Southern New Hampshire University  

Media Clippings

• June 4, 2024 - WalletHub
  
• May 27, 2024 - Money Geek
  
• April 25, 2024 - Money Geek
  
• April 6, 2022 - Wallet Hub
  
• January 20, 2022 - MoneyGeek
  
• January 20, 2022 - MoneyGeek
  
• August 5, 2021-WalletHub