Simon Sheather became the eighth dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky in July 2018. He currently holds the Truist Chair in Data Analytics.

Prior to joining the University of Kentucky, Dean Sheather served for 13 years in various senior leadership roles at Texas A&M University, including being the Academic Director of MS (Analytics) and Online Programs in the Department of Statistics. While at Texas A&M, he personally started two professional Master’s programs, both of which make innovative use of technology.

Under Dean Sheather’s leadership the number of incoming freshman at the Gatton College have more than doubled. Since Fall 2019, Dean Sheather has started 10 new academic programs at the Gatton college, including an MS Strategic Human Resource Management and Analytics. In addition, he has lead development efforts which have raised more than $85M.

In 2021, Professor Sheather earned the distinction of being named among the top 2% of researchers worldwide, as measured by the impact of his research publications over a twenty-year period. According to Google Scholar, his research work has been cited more than 16,000 times.

Gareth James became the John H. Harland Dean of Goizueta Business School in July 2022. Renowned for his visionary leadership, statistical mastery, and commitment to the future of business education, James brings vast and versatile experience to the role. His collaborative nature and data-driven scholarship offer fresh energy and focus aimed at furthering Goizueta’s mission: to prepare principled leaders to have a positive influence on business and society.

James is a dynamic scholar and leader. His extensive published works include numerous articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters focused on statistical and machine learning methodologies. James is also co-author of the extremely successful textbook, An Introduction to Statistical Learning.

James joins the Goizueta family from the Marshall School of Business where he served in a multitude of pivotal roles. While interim dean (2019-2020), he led the school’s COVID-19 response. He served as vice dean of faculty, as well as deputy dean (2020-2022), a position created to retain him at school-level leadership.

A noted researcher, his work has been cited more than 20,000 times. James has led multiple National Science Foundation research grants and has served as an associate editor for five top research journals. The recipient of two Dean’s Research Awards from the Marshall School of Business, he is a life member, and elected Fellow, of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

James is also a superb teacher and mentor. In addition to the Evan C. Thompson Faculty Teaching and Learning Innovation Award, he is a three-time winner of the Marshall School of Business’ Golden Apple Award for best instructor in the full-time MBA program. He has also been awarded Marshall and USC’s highest honors for mentoring junior colleagues and graduate students, including the Dean’s Ph.D. Advising, USC Mellon, Evan C. Thompson and Provost’s Mentoring awards.

Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe is executive vice president for academic affairs at Rutgers University in New Jersey. In this role, he is the chief academic officer for the institution and the second highest ranking administrative officer after the President.  

Academic affairs, the office led by the EVPAA, ensures academic oversight over the academic, research, and innovation mission across the four chancellor units and their constituent 29 decanal schools.  Academic affairs is especially focused on elevating the academic excellence at Rutgers by strengthening faculty collaborative scholarship, academic educational programs, and student academic success. 

Moghe has held several academic and administrative leadership roles since joining Rutgers in 1995, most recently serving as provost and executive vice chancellor for research and academic affairs. A scientist-scholar and educator, Moghe is also a distinguished professor of engineering (biomedical engineering;  chemical & biochemical engineering) and holds courtesy appointment at Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences (RBHS).  

In research initiatives funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, the American Hospital Association, and private foundations, Moghe has pioneered imaging nanotechnology for early cancer detection and potential therapies for cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders.

Moghe earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He has been named a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.

Jenny Darroch is Dean of the Farmer School of Business at Miami University of Ohio, where she also holds the Mitchell P. Rales Chair in Business Leadership and is a professor of marketing.

The Farmer School of Business is ranked as the #2 public university for student internships, top 3 for international experience participation, top 10 for early career ROI, and our entrepreneurship program is ranked as the #9 program in the world.

Darroch has proven leadership experience in a range of different contexts and countries, including her current role as dean of the nationally-ranked Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Prior to this appointment, Darroch held several other leadership roles, including Dean of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, the only business school within the prestigious Claremont Colleges in Southern California, and Director of Entrepreneurship at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

Her scholarship is transdisciplinary and is positioned at the interface of strategy, marketing and innovation. Her work is highly cited. Darroch is most recognized for her work in knowledge management. Here, Darroch developed an instrument to measure a knowledge management orientation, its antecedents and consequences. She also worked with Professors George Day and Stan Slater to produce a special issue of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science to honor Peter Drucker and his contribution to marketing. Darroch is also the proud author of two books: Marketing Through Turbulent Times and Why Marketing to Women Doesn’t Work (both published by Palgrave Macmillan).

A respected educator and administrator, Charles A. Brown serves as Assistant Dean and Director of Community Engagement and Service Learning at Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick.

Prior to joining the staff in the Office of the Dean at Rutgers Business School (RBS), Charles A. Brown dedicated much of his career to working with K-12 school districts across New Jersey to improve educational opportunities for NJ youth. During this period, he also served in various leadership roles with Newark Public Schools, the Urban League of Essex County, New Jersey After 3, and Junior Achievement of New Jersey. In addition to overseeing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access programs and initiatives at RBS, Brown is also responsible for enhancing RBS’s ability to attract students from historically under-represented and underserved backgrounds and

developing the leadership abilities of undergraduate and graduate students from this population. A staunch advocate for student-centric education and exposing students to new opportunities, Brown is involved with numerous student organizations and is an active and contributing member of various University strategic planning committees and boards. Born and raised in Newark, NJ and a proud product of the Newark Public Schools, Brown is also a proud alum of Rutgers University.

Terrill L. Drake is the inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at the Harvard Business School. As a member of the senior leadership team, Terrill oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for inclusive excellence throughout the HBS community of faculty, staff, and students, as well as with alumni and other constituents across HBS and beyond. He works closely with the School’s leadership on strategic planning, programming, training, curriculum development, and recruiting and hiring. Additionally, Terrill builds on the work of the School’s Racial Equity Plan to focus on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging around race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and age.

Terrill brings nearly two decades of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion; event, program and project management; marketing; and operational management. Prior to joining HBS, Terrill was Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Head Diversity Officer at the Villanova School of Business where he was responsible for developing and implementing a strategy to cultivate an inclusive environment aimed at enhancing the sense of belonging amongst faculty, staff, and students in addition to oversight of external relations, programs and events, data efforts, Dean’s Office Operations, and a number of other strategic priorities. He also previously served as Executive Director, Diversity Initiatives and Executive Director, Smith Programs and Events at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business.

Terrill currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business’ Diversity & Inclusion Affinity Group and the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Board of Directors.

Terrill holds a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business.

Ash Soni is Dean at the Kelley School of Business and holds The Sungkyunkwan Professorship. Previously he served as Executive Associate Dean for Academic Programs for 10 years, strengthening all of Kelley’s programs, creating new degree offerings, expanding options for customization, and brokering key partnerships with notable universities, corporations, and organizations in the U.S. and abroad. In 2018, he was presented with IU’s John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies for his tireless work in creating global partnerships. He previously served as Associate Dean for Information Technology, and as chair of the Department of Operations & Decision Technologies.

Dean Soni’s areas of expertise are business analytics, emerging technologies, enterprise systems, operations research, and supply chain management. He has been one of the lead instructors for Kelley’s executive MBA Programs, Kelley Direct Online MBA Program, and various Business Analytics certificate programs.  He is the recipient of more than 20 teaching awards. 

Dean Soni received his education first in the United Kingdom with a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Manchester University and an M.S. in Operations Research from Strathclyde University. Later, he completed an MBA and a doctorate in Quantitative Business Analysis and Operations Management at the Kelley School. Prior to graduate work at Indiana University, he was a management consultant in the UK for four years.

Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, serves as The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) and Professor of Management. In this role, she serves as the chief executive, academic and fiscal officer for VSB. 

Dr. Russell is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and has launched numerous programs to enhance the diversity of faculty, staff, and students in VSB as well as programs designed for middle and high school girls and diverse students to aspire to education and careers in business.

Dr. Russell was named the Chair of the AACSB Women Administrators in Management Education (WAME) in July 2022. She was also honored with the 2021 Pat Flynn Distinguished Woman in Business Education Award by WAME. WAME is dedicated to working towards greater representation of women in business school leadership positions. 

Dr. Russell is a licensed industrial and organizational psychologist, and her expertise is in the areas of leadership and management development, negotiation tactics, executive coaching and change management. Dr. Russell writes a monthly column for Forbes.com on leadership and career development.

Prior to joining VSB, Russell served as both Senior Associate Dean and Vice Dean at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Robert H. Smith School of Business. Prior to joining UMD, Russell was a tenured full professor in the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee.

Dean Russell has published more than 50 articles, books, or book chapters, and has presented her research at national and regional conferences. She served as the associate editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management Review and Performance Improvement Quarterly.

She received her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron, Ohio, and her BA degree in Psychology from Loyola University in Maryland. 

Professor David holds the Collins Chair in Strategy at the Kogod School of Business in American University. He currently serves as Senior Associate Dean. He teaches strategic management. His research studies the relationship between corporate governance, corporate strategy, and firm performance. His current research focuses on the governance role of financial reporting. His research has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, and Journal of Management. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Governance, and on the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Enterprising Culture. He has served on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma, University of Notre Dame, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He earned a Ph. D. in Management from Texas A&M University. He has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked in Materials Management in the power plant equipment manufacturing industry in India.

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Rich Lyons is UC Berkeley’s Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. From 2008 to 2018 he served as dean of UC Berkeley's Haas School where he currently holds the William and Janet Cronk Chair in Innovative Leadership. He was acting dean of the Haas School from 2004 to 2005 and executive associate dean from 2005 to 2006. For the two years prior to serving as dean he was the Chief Learning Officer at Goldman Sachs. He received his BS with highest honors from UC Berkeley (business) and PhD from MIT (economics). Before (re)joining Berkeley, Rich was for six years on the faculty at Columbia University. His research and teaching expertise is in international economics/finance and his top applied interest is the “how and why” of setting strong institutional cultures.