Mason Gerety
Dean, The W. A. Franke College of Business
Northern Arizona University
Mason Gerety has been at Northern Arizona
University since 1993, and has served as College of
Business dean since 2002. Under his leadership, the
College of Business completed a new 111,000
square-foot student focused facility that embodies
the college’s mission of “fostering a sense of
community.” Additionally, he has significantly
increased external relations through active advisory
boards and fundraising efforts that have directly
enhanced the student educational experience.
Prior to his appointment as dean, Dr. Gerety
taught as a member of the finance faculty and served
as director of the MBA program and as associate dean
for graduate programs. He has published in the
Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies,
Financial Management, the Financial Analysts
Journal, and the Case Research Journal, among
others.
Dr. Gerety received an undergraduate degree in
economics from the University of New Mexico and
master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of
Washington. Prior to NAU, he taught at Clemson
University and the University of Maryland. He was
also a senior research economist at the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mason Gerety, Dean
The W. A. Franke College of Business
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15066
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(928) 523-7345
Mason.Gerety@nau.edu