Dean

New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), an innovative, top-ranked business school, seeks a dynamic and impact-driven leader to serve as dean. With a cutting-edge curriculum that prepares students to thrive in an age defined by change, a world-class faculty whose research drives that change, both a world-class MBA and undergraduate program, a top-ranked university home in NYU, and an enviable locational advantage in the heart of New York City, NYU Stern offers unparalleled opportunities for students and faculty. It is a standard bearer for a premier business education and is uniquely poised for continued growth and impact.

The dean will lead an enterprise that is substantial in scale, complexity, and range of activities. Nearly 5,000 students and 470 faculty work across eight departments and 26 programs, including a robust undergraduate program and 19 centers, institutes, and initiatives. Ranked 7^th among business schools by U.S. News and World Report, in the top 10 by the UT Dallas Worldwide Business School Research Rankings, and as a top 5 undergraduate business program by USNWR, NYU Stern is a strong and flourishing institution with a rich and vibrant culture. At a critical inflection point in both higher education broadly and within the business school environment, the dean has the opportunity to lead a dedicated community of scholars and educators in a consistently innovative business school into the future and build on incredible institutional momentum. The dean will chart a bold course and compelling vision for the next chapter of NYU Stern, placing it at the forefront of business education and scholarship worldwide. 

Today, NYU Stern School of Business is a global incubator for agents of change. NYU Stern draws on the energy of New York and an array of global sites to innovate and adapt. Recent years have brought exciting new programs, new formats, new geographic offerings, new student experiences, and lifelong learning for alumni to meet the changing needs of companies and students in the 21^st century.  In the past 36 months alone, NYU Stern introduced seven new programs, including focused MBAs spanning technology, entrepreneurship, luxury and retail; an Executive MBA in Washington, DC; the first online master’s in management in the U.S.; a joint master’s with NYU Shanghai; a one-year MBA program in Abu Dhabi launching in January 2025; and more.

NYU Stern is a critical part of NYU, one of the most dynamic institutions around the world that has propelled itself to the forefront of global higher education. With a unique combination of scale, global reach, and academic rigor, the university has distinguished itself amongst its peers and is primed to achieve even greater levels of impact and excellence. The new president has set a bold agenda with four strategic pathways: promoting interdisciplinarity, developing a distinctive profile in science and technology, leading in global education, and supporting a flourishing community to guide the university’s future. NYU Stern sits at the crux of these pathways and has already been a pioneer for NYU, paving the way with creative interdisciplinary and global efforts that are instrumental to the university’s overall success. 

The successful candidate will be a champion for teaching and scholarship, have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, a deep commitment to global inclusion, and a personal style that engenders trust and respect. The dean will have high energy, political astuteness, and the ability to galvanize the community around a vision. They will be a first-rate scholar and administrator who will empower a high-performing leadership team and bring experience running an organization. The dean will sustain and strengthen the school’s scholarly enterprise by recruiting and retaining a talented and diverse faculty and working with the NYU Stern Executive Board and Alumni Council to ensure that the curriculum is reflective of a dynamic and fast-paced global landscape and that all components of its degree portfolio are competitive, cutting edge, and impactful. The dean must be a compelling public representative for NYU Stern, willing and comfortable as a leading voice in public forums. They will build and deepen external relationships across varied populations both locally and globally and grow the school’s resources. 

John Muckle and Courtney Wilk-Mandel leading this search with Andrew Marshall.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience, with an anticipated salary range of approximately $860,000 to $950,000.

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