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Dean, Goizueta Business School
Emory University
Goizueta Business School
Dean, Goizueta Business School
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Emory University
Dean, Goizueta Business School
The Goizueta Business School at Emory University invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) since 1995, Emory is recognized as one of the most successful research institutions in the nation. Moreover, Goizueta Business School is consistently recognized as a top 20 business school by U.S. News and World Report. The Dean will provide visionary leadership to propel the Business School forward and to continue building its national and global reputation.
Goizueta offers an undergraduate degree program, Full-time MBA (Two-Year MBA & One-Year MBA), Evening MBA, Executive MBA, MS in Business Analytics, Master of Finance, Master in Management, Master of Business for Veterans, Doctoral programs, and a portfolio of non-degree Emory Executive Education courses. The BBA Program is ranked #8 by Poets & Quants (2025) and #12 by U.S News and World Report (2026); the Full-time MBA Program is ranked #17 by Fortune (2025) and #17 by U.S. News and World Report (2026); the Evening MBA Program is ranked #14 by U.S. News and World Report (2025); and the Executive MBA is ranked #17 by U.S. News and World Report (2025).
Goizueta is home to 100 full-time faculty (65 of whom are tenure-line and 17 of whom hold endowed chairs) across five departments: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Organization & Management, and Information Systems & Operations Management. More than 165 full-time staff work alongside faculty to support and develop Goizueta’s 2,354 students—1,435 BBA, 698 MBA, 181 specialized masters and 40 doctoral students. Ninety-five percent of BBA graduates secure employment within three months, as do 93% of Full-time MBA graduates.
This past fall, the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, curated by Elsevier’s Data Repository, recognized nine Goizueta faculty as top scholars for 2025 and nine Goizueta faculty as top scholars over the course of their careers. With seven faculty receiving accolades for both categories, a total of 11 Goizueta faculty members made the list, representing 17% of the School’s tenured/tenure-track faculty.
Several research centers and initiatives are housed at Goizueta, including AI@Goizueta, BL Harbert Real Estate Center, Business & Society Institute, Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, & Government. In addition, six state-of-the-art Global Classrooms enable high-quality hybrid and remote learning, and Goizueta Business School is seen as a leader in AI enabled pedagogy, experiential learning, and immersive simulations. The Innovation Store commercializes faculty-developed teaching tools, including an award-winning leadership simulation.
The Dean will lead the development of a clear vision and strategy for the future that further refine Goizueta’s distinctive value proposition. In addition, the Dean will deepen relationships with Goizueta alumni and secure additional resources through fundraising from alumni, foundations and corporations. The Dean will also promote a people-first culture of transparency and inclusion in which stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input into decision-making processes, build the Goizueta Business School brand, especially outside the Southeast United States, and forge fruitful partnerships with the Atlanta business, civic, and philanthropic communities. The Dean will continue to grow the School’s research enterprise, recruit and retain top faculty and staff, enhance collaborations with other Emory schools and colleges, and continue to grow revenues, ensuring sound financial and operational management of the School.
Candidates from academia will have credentials for appointment at Full Professor level, including a terminal degree and a record of success in research. Degree requirements for candidates from outside academia are more flexible. More importantly, such nontraditional candidates will have deep professional and leadership experience with a significant record of success, as well as a demonstrated understanding of the importance of the academic research mission. The School is interested in stable executive leadership. As such, the School hopes to recruit a Dean that will be long-serving and deeply committed to putting the School on a trajectory for long-term success.
Emory’s highly desirable location in Atlanta offers an affordable cost-of-living, a thriving music scene, an exponentially growing movie industry, world-renowned restaurants and breweries, beloved sports teams, and the busiest and most efficient airport in the world, with nonstop service to more than 160 domestic and 80 international destinations. Atlanta is home to 16 Fortune 500 headquarters (e.g., Home Depot, UPS, Delta, Coca-Cola) as well as some of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. It’s also one of the country’s top tech hubs, a global FinTech capital, and has a thriving startup community. Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce are Fortune 500 tech companies that have large offices in Atlanta.
The full Position Profile can be found at https://bit.ly/4ronwY9.
Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Interested candidates should submit confidentially, in electronic form (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF files preferred) a curriculum vitae and letter of interest to:
Dr. Jett Pihakis
Emory.Goizueta@russellreynolds.com
(202) 654-7800
For fullest consideration, materials should be received as soon as possible and preferably by March 16.
Emory University is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.