Leadership

Faculty Spotlight

Lei Lei

Professor and Dean of Rutgers Business School

Dean Lei Lei received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) with a minor in Computer Sciences. She has served as the dissertation advisor for many Ph.D. students, co-guest editor for Annals of Operations Research, associate editor of IIE Transactions, and Naval Research Logistics. She was...


Faculty Spotlight

Petra Christmann

Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research

Petra Christmann is Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research at Rutgers Business School. Petra conducts research on a number of topics in the field of strategic management. She is well-known for her research on corporate environmental sustainability and social responsibility strategies in a global context. Her research...


Faculty Spotlight

Shen Yeniyurt

Professor, Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Learning Assurance, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review

Shen Yeniyurt is Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Learning Assurance at Rutgers Business School.  He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review (RBR).  Professor Shen Yeniyurt was the Chair of the Marketing Department from 2020 to 2022. He is the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review...


Faculty Spotlight

Yaw M. Mensah

Professor and Interim Vice Dean for Strategic Partnerships

Professor Mensah’s teaching and research interests are in managerial and financial accounting, particularly in the areas of the evaluation of efficiency and productivity measurement, the financial reporting of non-profit institutions, and the use of accounting information in the capital markets.


Melissa Rivera

Melissa Rivera

Melissa Rivera is the Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration for Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick, a position she has held since August 2019. Reporting to the Dean, she serves as the school's chief financial and administrative officer and is responsible for overseeing and managing all administrative, business, space management, renovation, and facility services, including accounting, finance, and budget.

Rivera received a Ph.D. and a Master of Public Administration from Rutgers University. She serves on various committees and as a board of trustees for a non-profit organization.

Academic Departments

Jay Soled

Chair, Accounting & Information Systems

Darius Palia

Chair, Finance & Economics

Ajai Gaur

Chair, Management & Global Business

Michael Katehakis

Chair, Management Science & Information Systems

Chan Choi

Chair, Marketing

Lian Qi

Chair, Supply Chain Management

Graduate Programs

Alexander Sannella

Director, MBA in Professional Accounting

Weiwei Chen

Director, MBA Full Time & Part Time

Farrokh Langdana

Director, Executive MBA

Daniel C. Stubbs, Jr.

Director, Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting

Irfan Bora

Director, Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting

Alexander Sannella

Director, Master of Accountancy in Professional Accounting

Jay Soled

Director, Master of Accountancy in Taxation

Tavy Ronen

Director, Master of Science in Business of Fashion

Stacy Schwartz

Director, Master of Science in Digital Marketing

Daniel Weaver

Director, Master of Financial Analysis

Xin Ding

Director, Master of Science in Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence

Vijay Atluri

Director, Master of Information Technology and Analytics

Farid Alizadeh

Director, Master of Information Technology and Analytics

Yangru Wu

Director, Master of Quantitative Finance

Joseph N. Agresta

Director, Master of Supply Chain Analytics

Rudolf Leuschner

Director, Master of Supply Chain Management

Suresh Govindaraj

Director, Ph.D.

Suresh Govindaraj

Director, Doctor of Business Administration

Undergraduate Programs

Robert Kurland

Sr. Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program-New Brunswick

Luke Greeley

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program-Newark

International Programs

Yaw Mensah

Interim Administrative Head of International Programs

Executive Education

Peter Methot

Associate Dean of Executive Education

Administration

Russell Clarke

Senior Director of Office of Technology & Instructional Service

Jia Ren

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment

Jenny Roberts

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs & Data Integrity

Nicole McCray

Business Manager

James King

Senior Director of Office of Career Management

Sharon Lydon

Associate Dean of Alumni and Corporate Engagement

Advancement

Kristin DiFoglio

Associate Dean of Advancement

Communications

Daniel J. Stoll

Executive Director of Communications & Marketing

Student Development

Hannah Salto

Assistant Dean for Mentoring Programs

Charles Brown

Assistant Dean for Diversity Programs

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