Dean of the Graduate School of Business

Stanford University
Graduate School of Business

Stanford University invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Business. The mission of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.

The Dean of the School must possess the capacity to lead the Graduate School of Business community and support the highest standards of faculty scholarship and teaching. The Dean should demonstrate the ability to manage a complex organization, understand the academic process, connect with students, and provide leadership in building a culturally diverse, globally connected institution. The Dean must also forge links with other Stanford schools, the GSB’s alumni and, more generally, the business community, and express important viewpoints in public speeches and writing.

As the senior officer of the School, the Dean is responsible for both the School’s academic strategy and its fiscal management. The Dean works closely with and provides leadership for faculty in planning and implementing academic programs, administers the School’s resources, communicates the School’s mission and goals to internal and external constituencies, and raises funds from alumni, friends, corporations and foundations.

The Dean reports to the Provost of the University and serves on the Executive Cabinet.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please address inquiries, nominations, and applications by Friday, November 6, 2015 to:

GSB Dean Search Committee
Building 10, Stanford University
Stanford, California  94305-2061
or
deansearch@stanford.edu