Indian-American dean for Chicago biz school

Indian-origin Stanford University Professor Sunil Kumar has been named dean of the prestigious Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. HT reports.

Indian-origin Stanford University Professor Sunil Kumar has been named dean of the prestigious Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Kumar’s appointment comes within a month of IIT alumnus Nitin Nohria taking over as dean of the prestigious Harvard Business School.

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Kumar, an expert in operations research, is currently the Stanford business school’s senior associate dean for academic affairs.

He will take over as dean at Chicago Booth from January 1, for a five-year term, succeeding Edward A. Snyder.

"I am excited to become dean of Chicago Booth," Kumar said. "I look forward to helping strengthen and enhance Booth’s outstanding research environment."