Ann M. Olazábal

First Name
Ann M.
Last Name
Olazábal
Job Title
Interim Dean, Herbert Business School, University of Miami

Ann Olazábal is a professor of Business Law and currently serving as Interim Dean at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida.

With over two decades of experience at the university, she has made significant contributions to teaching, research, and leadership. Dean Olazábal's primary scholarly expertise is doctrine related to securities fraud liability; her work has been published in the nation's top law reviews as well as industry-specific journals. In addition to her administrative roles, serving as Vice Dean of Lifelong Learning & Executive Education in 2022, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Business Education from 2011 to 2021, and Chair of the Business Law Department from 2017 to 2021, she continues to teach both graduate and undergraduate students, typically in courses that explore the legal and ethical dimensions of business decision making.

Professor Olazábal earned her JD from the University of Notre Dame Law School and, a decade later, an MBA from the University of Miami.