NEXT Faculty Mentors

Elizabeth Marcuccio, J.D., Associate Professor of Business Law, (518) 782-6589

Teaching interests include Business Law, Accounting and Business Ethics. Research interests include the following issues: Estate planning and the interrelationship between Estate/Gift Taxation and Income Taxation. Professional activities include: Of Counsel to the law firm of King, Adang, Arpey & Marcuccio. Member of the NYS Bar Association and the following sections of the Bar: Trusts & Estates, Business Law, Elder Law. FULL BIO >>

Aaron Pacitti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, (518) 782-6892

Teaches Macroeconomics, Political Economy, Labor Economics, U.S. Economic History, History of Economic Thought. Research/professional activities include Macroeconomics, Political Economy, U.S. Economic History, Labor Economics, History of Economic Thought, Economic Methodology. FULL BIO >>

Michael Pepe, D.B.A., Assistant Professor of Marketing, (518) 782-6811

Michael Pepe, DBA, is an assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business. Dr. Pepe's teaching interests pertain to marketing strategy, retailing, marketing metrics, and international marketing. An integral component of Dr. Pepe's teaching methodology is application of all concepts presented to students that were developed during his 19 years of professional marketing experience. FULL BIO >>

Jenny Zhao, D.B.A., Associate Professor of Finance, (518) 782-6895

Teaches Corporate Finance, Investments, Banking, and Financial Markets & Institutions. Research/professional activities include Corporate Finance, Investments, Banking, Financial Planning, and Financial Markets & Institutions. FULL BIO >>