Honor Society® member
Khaled Alkurd
Graduate Research Assistant at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Research assistant to Min Shen and Gnanakumar Visvanathan, building panel datasets from securities filings for two faculty research programs, 25 August 2026 to 24 May 2027.
- Accounting
- Class of 2027
- Leesburg, VA
Member since September 2026
About
I am an operator first. In April 2016 my father and I started a home inspection company from zero staff, a year after I began building its brand, and I now lead a thirty five person field and office division across several states, where I own the profit and loss statement and promote from inside. Alongside that I am finishing a Master of Science in Accountancy at George Mason University with concentrations in forensic accounting and accounting analytics, after completing a Bachelor of Science in Business there in August 2026 with a 3.92 grade point average. I spent the summer of 2026 on financial due diligence for seven middle market transactions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and I join Baker Tilly as an audit associate in October 2026. In May 2026 I founded the George Mason student chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, recruited the president who runs it, and moved myself to chair. I am president of the Beta Alpha Psi chapter, and I have supported more than 175 graduate students as a teaching assistant since October 2025. The thread through all of it is building something and then installing the person who leads it next. My aim is a career in industry, and in time a business of my own.
Education
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George Mason University
Master of Science in Accountancy
2026 – Present
Honors and awards
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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholar
Scholar award received July 2025.
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Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
Competitive honor society award supporting graduate study and professional development, received 26 August 2026.
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CLA Foundation Opportunity Scholarship
Merit scholarship from the CLA Foundation for accounting students. Received August 2026.
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Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program
National program selecting accounting students for scholarship support and firm mentorship. Received March 2026.
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Global Engagement Scholar, George Mason University
University award recognizing global engagement. Received March 2026.
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Patriot Pitch, Future Founders track winner, George Mason University
Won 8,000 dollars as a solo founder for a tool that tests whether a small business is ready to sell. April 2026.
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Beta Alpha Psi Executive Graduate Honor
Chapter honor for graduate members in executive roles. Received April 2025.
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Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, H. Burton Bates Jr. Scholarship
Merit scholarship from the state society of certified public accountants.
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Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants scholarship
Merit scholarship from the regional society of certified public accountants.
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Costello College of Business Honors Program, George Mason University
Selective undergraduate honors program in the business school.
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Deloitte Best Practices Competition, chapter finalist with Beta Alpha Psi
Reached the finals with the Theta Alpha chapter.
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First place, Association of Government Accountants datathon
National data competition won as team lead. 2026.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Assurance and transaction work first, then an operating leadership seat in industry, and in time a business of my own.
- Graduate school interests
Master of Science in Data Science at the London School of Economics through the Fulbright award to the United Kingdom, with Applied Social Data Science as the second choice, and a Master of Business Administration for the Fall 2028 cycle.
Experience
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Graduate Research Assistant
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Research assistant to Min Shen and Gnanakumar Visvanathan, building panel datasets from securities filings for two faculty research programs, 25 August 2026 to 24 May 2027.
Jul 2026 – Present
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Deals Intern, Financial Due Diligence
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington, District of Columbia. Ran financial due diligence on seven buy side and sell side middle market deals, covering net working capital, debt like items and quality of earnings adjustments.
May 2026 – Jul 2026
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Founder and Director of Operations
NextDay Inspect, Sterling, Virginia. Began the brand in January 2015, started the operating business with my father in April 2016 from zero staff, and now lead a thirty five person field and office division across several states while owning its profit and loss statement.
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Audit Associate, incoming
Baker Tilly, Tysons Corner, Virginia. Full time assurance seat accepted after the summer 2025 internship, starting October 2026.
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Audit Intern
Baker Tilly, Tysons Corner, Virginia. Summer 2025. Ran audit procedures across a mixed client portfolio and documented the findings for engagement review.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. October 2025 to present. Support more than 175 graduate students in fraud examination, advanced financial reporting and accounting analytics.
Volunteering
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Volunteer lead. Lead the chapter's financial literacy teaching at the site, where 960 eighth graders were brought over the past year, each assigned a job and an income and asked to build a household budget that the income will carry.
Junior Achievement Finance Park, through the Beta Alpha Psi chapter at George Mason University
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Firefighter, June 2026 to present. Volunteer firefighter on the operational roster.
Sterling Volunteer Fire Company, Sterling, Virginia
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Firefighter, 2008 to 2011. Earlier volunteer service on the operational roster.
Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, Leesburg, Virginia
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Founder of the restarted organization, January 2026 to present. Restarted the organization and installed its president, and it is growing in its second semester.
Be The Change, George Mason University
Additional information
Organizations
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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, George Mason University student chapter (Founder and Chair)
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Beta Alpha Psi, Theta Alpha chapter (President)
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Beta Gamma Sigma (Member, elected at George Mason University)
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Phi Kappa Phi (Member)
