Dr. Al Kamienski is professor of finance at North Park University. With a PhD in educational psychology and an MBA from Northwestern University, he teaches, consults, and authors at the intersection of business and education. Kamienski researches the economics of freedom and happiness, international business instruction, and nonprofit finance. He is the founding director of the grant-funded Freedom Forum, a student-led organization exploring issues of economic freedom in theory and practice.

Kamienski’s previous professional experience includes global management consulting and corporate finance. In addition, he has extensive international teaching experience, holding appointments at universities in China, France, and Germany; and has lectured in Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Spain. Kamienski is a recipient of the Zenos Hawkinson Award for Teaching Excellence.