Leadership

Faculty Spotlight

Lei Lei

Professor and Dean of Rutgers Business School

Dean Lei Lei received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) with a minor in Computer Sciences. She has served as the dissertation advisor for many Ph.D. students, co-guest editor for Annals of Operations Research, associate editor of IIE Transactions, and Naval Research Logistics. She was...


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Petra Christmann

Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research

Petra Christmann is Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research at Rutgers Business School. Petra conducts research on a number of topics in the field of strategic management. She is well-known for her research on corporate environmental sustainability and social responsibility strategies in a global context. Her research...


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Shen Yeniyurt

Professor, Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Learning Assurance, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review

Shen Yeniyurt is Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Learning Assurance at Rutgers Business School.  He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review (RBR).  Professor Shen Yeniyurt was the Chair of the Marketing Department from 2020 to 2022. He is the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rutgers Business Review...


Faculty Spotlight

Yaw M. Mensah

Professor and Vice Dean for Strategic Partnerships

Professor Mensah’s teaching and research interests are in managerial and financial accounting, particularly in the areas of the evaluation of efficiency and productivity measurement, the financial reporting of non-profit institutions, and the use of accounting information in the capital markets.


Melissa Rivera

Melissa Rivera

Melissa Rivera is the Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration for Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick, a position she has held since August 2019. Reporting to the Dean, she serves as the school's chief financial and administrative officer and is responsible for overseeing and managing all administrative, business, space management, renovation, and facility services, including accounting, finance, and budget.

Rivera received a Ph.D. and a Master of Public Administration from Rutgers University. She serves on various committees and as a board of trustees for a non-profit organization.

Academic Departments

Jay Soled
Chair, Accounting & Information Systems

Darius Palia
Chair, Finance & Economics

Ajai Gaur
Chair, Management & Global Business

Michael Katehakis
Chair, Management Science & Information Systems

Chan Choi
Chair, Marketing

Lian Qi
Chair, Supply Chain Management

Graduate Programs

Alexander Sannella
Director, MBA in Professional Accounting

Weiwei Chen
Director, MBA Full Time & Part Time

Farrokh Langdana
Director, Executive MBA

Daniel C. Stubbs, Jr.
Director, Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting

Irfan Bora
Director, Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting

Alexander Sannella
Director, Master of Accountancy in Professional Accounting

Jay Soled
Director, Master of Accountancy in Taxation

Tavy Ronen
Director, Master of Science in Business of Fashion

Stacy Schwartz
Director, Master of Science in Digital Marketing

Daniel Weaver
Director, Master of Financial Analysis

Xin Ding
Director, Master of Science in Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence

Vijay Atluri
Director, Master of Information Technology and Analytics

Farid Alizadeh
Director, Master of Information Technology and Analytics

Yangru Wu
Director, Master of Quantitative Finance

Joseph N. Agresta
Director, Master of Supply Chain Analytics

Rudolf Leuschner
Director, Master of Supply Chain Management

Suresh Govindaraj
Director, Ph.D.

Suresh Govindaraj
Director, Doctor of Business Administration

Undergraduate Programs

Robert Kurland
Sr. Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program-New Brunswick

Luke Greeley
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program-Newark

International Programs

Yaw Mensah
Interim Administrative Head of International Programs

Executive Education

Peter Methot
Associate Dean of Executive Education

Administration

Shevon Jackson
Interim Senior Director of Office of Technology & Instructional Service

Jia Ren
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment

Jenny Roberts
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs & Data Integrity

Nicole McCray
Business Manager

James King
Senior Director of Office of Career Management

Sharon Lydon
Associate Dean of Alumni and Corporate Engagement

Advancement

Kristin DiFoglio
Associate Dean of Advancement

Communications

Daniel J. Stoll
Executive Director of Communications & Marketing

Student Development

Mason Ameri
Executive Director of Student Experience and Learning Assurance

Hannah Salto
Assistant Dean of Student Support, Engagement, and Leadership

Charles Brown
Assistant Dean for Diversity Programs

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