Dr. Akinloye Akindayomi
MBA Director, Edinburg
Master of Business Administration Office
Email:
akinloye.akindayomi@utrgv.edu
Dr. Akinloye Akindayomi is an Associate Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting at the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He is also the Director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. He obtained his Master of Science Degree in Accounting at the University of Lagos after completing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with First Class Honors at the Ondo State University Ado-Ekiti now University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria. He then proceeded to University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada to pursue his doctoral degree in Accounting. After spending four years with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as an Assistant Professor, he moved to the State of Texas to join the faculty team at UTPA, now UTRGV. He has administered several scholarships and research grants over his career. Some of his publications have appeared and forthcoming in peer-reviewed academic journals in the diverse areas of Accounting and Business as well as in professional journals. His area of teaching and research interests include Taxation, International Accounting, Executive Compensation, Healthcare Accounting, Accounting Education, among others. Dr. Akindayomi is a firm believer in the symbiotic relationship between "the gown and the town." He is a scholar who enjoys the things of the mind. He loves soccer and cheers for Chelsea Football Club in the English Premiership and European Championship. That leaves him with only two teams to support in these competitions: Chelsea and any team that defeats Manchester United!
