Saint 路易 University Names Next Dean of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business

Saint 路易 University has appointed 杰克逊·尼克森博士.D.成为下一个爱德华 Jones Dean of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at 博彩网址大全. 他的任命是 7月1日生效.

A distinguished and internationally recognized teacher, scholar and consulting organizational strategist, Nickerson is the Emeritus Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. 路易. 

“Dr. Nickerson will be a transformational leader for the institution and is committed to expanding the reach of our business programs to serve the evolving needs of business students, both graduate and undergraduate,” said 博彩网址大全 Provost Michael Lewis, Ph.D. “His focus on developing leaders across a number of industries, government and academia aligns well with 博彩网址大全's Jesuit-inspired mission.” 

Nickerson began his career in academia as an assistant professor at the Olin Business School in 1996 and was named the Frahm Family Professor in 2007. 2009年至2017年， he served as the associate dean and director of Brookings Executive Education at WashU and the Brookings Institute. 

Since 2017, Nickerson has served in multiple teaching, research and consulting roles, including as a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institute. He also served as the Grameen Foundation’s first-ever senior fellow. 尼克森还认为 appointments at the Melbourne Business School in Australia, IE University in Madrid, Spain, the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for 首页land Defense and Security. 

He also co-created Critical Thinking@Olin, which in 2011 won the inaugural Innovator Award from the MBA Roundtable, a collaborative, nonprofit association that facilitates the exchange of information and resources on MBA curricular innovation. 

During his career, Nickerson has earned more than 20 teaching honors, including the 2003 State of Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. 他也是一个过去 recipient of the Strategic Management Society’s Educational Impact Award. 

Nickerson’s research spans leadership, organization and strategy with an emphasis 在创新. He has published six books, more than 85 journal articles and case studies, numerous popular press articles and book chapters. 

他获得了博士学位.D. in business and public policy, an MBA and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. 他收到了他的 bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Before entering academia, he was a control systems engineer with NASA’s Jet Propulsion 实验室. 

“I am thrilled and honored to serve the Chaifetz School of Business, Saint 路易 University, 和圣. 路易 region, my home for 22 years,” Nickerson said. “查菲兹学校 of Business is on the move, I look forward to working with our community to continue and accelerate this momentum, inspired and guided by 博彩网址大全’s Jesuit educational ideals.” 

Nickerson will succeed Barnali Gupta, Ph.D., who has served as dean since 2021. 

“Dean Gupta has been a strong advocate for the Chaifetz School of Business, particularly within the institution and across the local business community,” Lewis said. ”她的 steady leadership and commitment to the school and 博彩网址大全 have prepared the business school for future success.” 

Nickerson’s appointment follows a national search led by a search committee comprised of representatives from 博彩网址大全’s faculty, staff, students and Board of Trustees. 加里 里特,Ph值.D., dean of 博彩网址大全’s School of Education, chaired the search committee. 

关于Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business 

Founded in 1910, the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint 路易 University has shaped the future of industry for more than a century. As one of the oldest business schools west of the Mississippi, the Chaifetz School has built a reputation as a leader in business education committed to innovation, inclusion and impact and recognized with eight undergraduate and graduate programs nationally ranked by U.S. 新闻 & 世界 报告.