Search/Advisory Committee: Dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management

Dear Colleagues:

A search/advisory committee has been assembled and charged with identifying candidates for the next dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Michael Waterstone – dean of the UCLA School of Law, is chair of the committee. Other members are:

• Heather M. Caruso – associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion ; faculty co-director, Inclusive Ethics Initiative; chair, UCLA Equity Advisors; adjunct associate professor of management & organizations and behavioral decision making
• Charles Corbett – professor of operations management and sustainability; IBM Chair in Management
• Henry Friedman – professor of accounting
• Jana Gallus – associate professor of strategy and behavioral decision making
• Cassie Mogilner Holmes – professor of marketing and behavioral decision making; Bud Knapp Marketing Professor; Faculty Executive Committee chair 2024–25
• Francis Longstaff – distinguished professor of finance, Allstate Chair in Insurance and Finance
• Kathleen McGarry – professor and chair of the Department of Economics
• Miguel Unzueta – professor and area chair, management and organizations
• Nico Voigtländer – professor and area chair, global economics and management
• Steve Yu – chief operating and financial officer, UCLA South Bay; president, UCLA Anderson Alumni Network Board of Directors

To enhance the search effort, we have retained an executive search firm, DHR Global, represented by consultants John Amer, Cari Smith and Kathryn Ullrich.

I would very much appreciate your circulating the announcement and notifying the search/advisory committee of any individuals you feel are exceptionally well qualified for the position. The committee also welcomes input on ideal qualities and qualifications for the dean; current opportunities, challenges and priorities that could help set the agenda for the school; and any other information or insight that will help guide the committee’s efforts. We expressly invite input and nominations via the online survey; by email to our confidential search address AndersonDeanSearch@conet.ucla.edu; or by contacting Traci Considine, manager of executive recruitment in the Office of the Chancellor, at TConsidine@conet.ucla.edu. Inquiries and applications may also be sent to our search consultants at UCLAAnderson@dhrglobal.com. All correspondence will be held in strict confidence among committee members and consultants.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Darnell Hunt
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost