Professor George Comer has been on the faculty of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business since 2001. His research focuses on the performance and behavior of institutional money managers. Past and current research projects have focused on hybrid mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and unit investment trusts.
Professor Comer currently serves as the MSB Director of Underrepresented Minority (URM) Student Support and also serves as the Co-Director of the Georgetown Reach Program .
At the University level, Professor Comer serves on the Georgetown University 403b Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) , the Georgetown University Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) , and the Georgetown University Faculty Grievance Committee .
Currently, Professor Comer teaches core finance, financial modeling, and a ILE on mutual funds in the FT, Flex, and Flex Online MBA programs. He also co teaches several classes related to personal finance with his wife Mrs. Joyette Comer : BADM 6058 (Economics and Psychology of Consumer Finance), UNXD 2051 (Personal Finance as part of the Georgetown Prison and Justice Initiative), UNXD 1051 (Hidden Curriculum of Life, class for second semester senior UGs), and Money Is Emotional as part of the Georgetown Pivot Program.
Professor Comer has won several teaching and service awards: the Robert E. McDonough School of Business Joseph LeMoine Award for Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Excellence (2006), the MBA Professor of the Module Award (Spring 2010, Spring 2011, and Spring 2012), the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Professor of the Year Undergrad Student Choice Award (2016), the Ronald Smith Distinguished Service Award (2023) and the McDonough School of Business MBA Excellence in Teaching Award (2020, 2021, and 2025).
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business