About the Search

Provost Steven W. McLaughlin has convened a search committee tasked with selecting the new dean for Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business.  This search is chaired by Charles Isbell, Dean of Computing and the John P. Imlay Jr. Chair.

Georgia Tech has retained the services of the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, working with consultants Jackie Zavitz and Ellen Brown Landers.

This search is open to both external and internal candidates at Georgia Tech. This position reports to the Provost of Georgia Tech. 

View position description.

Inquiries and nominations are invited and should be sent to the Heidrick & Struggles team at GTbusinessdean@heidrick.com.

While applications and nominations will be received until the dean is selected, interested parties are encouraged to submit their application materials by April 1.

Key Dates

February 2023
Search committee convened

Scheller community engaged via town hall events and stakeholder meetings

March-April 2023
Recruitment and vetting of candidates

To be announced
Finalist visits to campus

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Community Input

Heidrick & Struggles will lead efforts to engage the faculty, staff, and students of the Scheller College of Business.  A number of events and meetings will seek the community's feedback on the preferred qualifications of the next dean. Representatives of the search firm will also share details about the search process. Town hall events will offer in-person and virtual participation where possible.

  • Faculty Town Hall:  Friday, February 24, 1 p.m., Scheller College of Business Room 314Join via Zoom .
  • Staff Town Hall:  Friday, February 24, 2 p.m., Scheller College of Business Room 316Join via Zoom .
  • Faculty/Staff Town Hall:  Thursday, March 2, 12 p.m.  Join via Zoom (virtual only).
  • Student Town Hall: Tuesday, March 7, 11 a.m.  Join via Zoom (virtual only).

Scheller community members who are not able to attend town hall events are encouraged to share their feedback with the search firm by emailing GTbusinessdean@heidrick.com.

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Search Committee

Charles Isbell
Search Committee Chair, Dean of the College of Computing and The John P. Imlay Jr. Chair

Kelly Barrett
Scheller Advisory Board Member, Senior Vice President, Home Services (Retired), The Home Depot

Paroma Chakravarty
Graduate Student - MBA May 2023

Jonathan Clarke
Senior Associate Dean of Programs and Associate Professor, Finance

Karie Davis-Nozemack
Associate Professor, Law and Ethics

David Deiters
Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Executive Director, Jones MBA Career Center

Arul Gupta
Undergraduate Student - BSBA May 2023, Strategy and Innovation Concentration

Tim Halloran
Faculty Director, Executive MBA Program, and Senior Lecturer, Marketing

Tiffany Johnson
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior

Maria Misbach
Director of Marketing and Communications, Scheller College of Business

Alex Oettl
Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation

Morvarid Rahmani
Associate Professor, Operations Management

Matthew Ryan
Associate Vice President of Development

Debby Turner
Associate Professor, Accounting

Mitchell Walker
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor and John Young Chair, School of Aerospace Engineering

Daniel Weagley
Assistant Professor, Finance

Craig Womack
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs

DJ Wu
Ernest Scheller Jr. Chair in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, Professor, IT Management

Operational Support

Brandi Foley-Rodgers
Senior Director, HR Strategy and Faculty Administration, Office of the Provost

Ashley Mastin
Faculty Affairs Administrative Manager and Executive Faculty Recruiter, Office of the Provost

Andrew Williams
Project Support Coordinator, Office of the Provost