It's been a season of change for deans at top business schools in the U.S. Last week Sunil Kumar, Stanford GSB's Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, was named the new dean of Chicago Booth.
According to Robert Zimmer, University of Chicago president, "[Kumar] brings the right blend of vision, entrepreneurial energy and academic leadership that will build on the contributions of Chicago Booth at a time of tremendous momentum and achievement."
Kumar, who has been on the Stanford faculty since 1996, will be replacing Edward A. Snyder who had been leading Booth since 2001. Snyder has been appointed the new dean of Yale SOM and will begin his post in 2011.
Booth professor Harry L. Davis will resume the position of interim dean until Kumar takes office in January 2011.
(Source: Businessweek, "Sunil Kumar Named Dean at Chicago Booth")
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