Bryan Gibson

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) • GPA: 3.8 / 4.0

Concentrations: Corporate Finance, Risk & Strategy

Research Focus: Venture Capital Geography

Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Econometrics, Venture Capital, Data Center Economics & Tech Asset Accounting

Master of Business Administration (MBA) • GPA: 3.8 / 4.0

Specializations: Digital Transformation & Finance; Corporate Strategy

Bachelor of Science — Business Administration

Concentration: Organizational Behavior & Leadership | Minor: Project Management

Teaching Assistant — Quantitative Methods for Business Researchers (Doctoral Level)

Collaborating Faculty: Satish Nargundkar, Ph.D., Chair of Executive Education MBA Programs

• Support executive doctoral students in quantitative research methodologies, research design, and applied econometrics coursework.
• Facilitate academic problem sets, assist in seminar activities, and evaluate advanced research deliverables.

Teaching Assistant — Data Analytics for Business (Graduate Level)

Cohort: ~50 Graduate MBA Candidates | LMS Platform: Canvas / iCollege

• Led interactive applied learning sessions focusing on data analytics concepts, modeling, and managerial applications.
• Conducted individual and small-group tutoring in advanced Excel, data manipulation, and analytical decision models.
• Assisted faculty in designing rubrics, grading assignments, administering Canvas assessments, and synthesizing student feedback.
• Mentored graduate students in bridging analytical frameworks to real-world corporate data scenarios and executive decision-making.

Doctoral Researcher

Faculty Collaborations: Peter Demerjian, Ph.D.; Charles Dhanaraj, Ph.D.

• Execute quantitative empirical studies combining corporate finance, financial accounting, and econometric modeling.
• Investigate spatial dynamics and capital distribution patterns under the primary research agenda: Venture Capital Geography.
• Author multi-method case analyses examining emerging technology financing, capital budgeting, and data center asset accounting.
• Active Research Project: GPU and Datacenter Accounting: Economic Lifespans, Residual Values, and Debt Collateralization.

UNDER REVIEWGibson, B. (2026). “Accounting for GPU-Collateralized Debt: Depreciation, Revenue Recognition, and Off-Balance-Sheet Measurement.” Submitted to Accounting Horizons.

Gibson, B. “Accounting for GPU-Collateralized Debt: Depreciation, Revenue Recognition, and Off-Balance-Sheet Measurement.” Paper presented at the Georgia State University Graduate Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA.

Real Estate Manager & Principal Investor

• Direct residential real estate portfolio strategy, asset allocation, capital expenditures, and financial performance modeling.
• Execute rigorous capital budgeting, DCF valuation, sensitivity analysis, and debt financing structures for acquisitions and repositioning.
• Oversee cross-functional asset operations, lease negotiations, tenant underwriting, municipal compliance, and capital renovation projects.

Vice President, Product Management

• Spearheaded product portfolio strategy, technology roadmaps, systems architecture, and market expansion initiatives.
• Aligned enterprise-level business requirements with software engineering workflows across agile cross-functional delivery teams.
• Led digital transformation audits, technology stack evaluations, and modern AI/cloud systems integration roadmaps.

General Manager — High-Volume Retail Operations

• Steered commercial operations, P&L accountability, and inventory control; accelerated annual revenue by >$2,000,000.
• Drove store profitability gains yielding 5%–11% net profit expansion via data-informed KPI tracking and labor optimization.
• Mentored, trained, and evaluated a staff of 19 associates across B2B sales, retail operations, logistics, and customer experience.

Advised residential clients on transaction economics, market valuation models, contractual negotiations, and fiduciary risk management.

Founded and scale a direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand; manage supply chain sourcing, digital marketing, unit economics, and working capital.