Graziadio Dean of School of Business and Managment Accepts Position at George Washington University School of Business

Dean and Professor of Management at the Graziadio School of Business and Management, Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., has accepted the position of dean at the George Washington University School of Business in Washington, announced Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton in a statement. Dr. Livingstone will start her new position August 1, 2014. 

“For more than 12 years as dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management, Linda A. Livingstone has committed herself to the growth and development of our students, faculty, and programs, while helping to build Pepperdine’s reputation as one of the leading business schools in the world. Throughout her tenure, Linda has skillfully guided the business school along its quest to advance responsible business practices and develop values-centered leaders,” said Dr. Benton.

Dr. David M. Smith, Senior Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Economics, has accepted to serve as interim dean until Dr. Livingstone’s replacement is found. Pepperdine University will begin a nationwide search to identify her successor.

Over the course of her career at Graziado School of Business, Dean Livingstone championed a $200 million expansion of the business school’s regional campuses, increased the school’s international partnerships to 40 business schools around the world, and led the school to membership in the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and as a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Management Education. She also oversaw the hiring of about 60 percent of the business school’s faculty.

Also under her leadership, the Graziadio school has launched the Dean’s Executive Leadership Series, a high-profile lecture program that brings to campus leading business innovators; introduced a business plan competition for students seeking to start their own companies; and added new degree programs in management and leadership, applied finance, and global business.

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