Dr. Nicolas Pologeorgis has been an educator in colleges and universities in both traditional and online settings for over 20 years. He has participated and served on accreditation teams as a chair and/or mentor and is now the lead consultant for higher education assessment, evaluation and accreditation for the Center for Assessment and Accreditation. Additionally, Pologeorgis teaches online for a number of institutions of higher education and mentors students in their pursuit of their masters' or doctoral degrees in the capacity of dissertation committee member or chair or external reviewer in the areas of business, economics and finance. Prior to working in academia, Pologeorgis spent 10 years in the financial service industry.