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Dean profile: George Yip of the Rotterdam School of Management

The dean’s Dutch, British and US nationalities is fitting for a school which accepts students from those countries and many more

Dean profile: David Schmittlein of MIT Sloan

David Schmittlein is full of surprises. While most US schools promote the two-year MBA as the gold standard, the new dean of MIT Sloan has different views

Dean profile: Robin Buchanan of London Business School

The title 'Mr' has become a badge of honour among Europe's business school elite - no more so than for Robin Buchanan, who became dean of London Business School

Dean profile: Thomas Robertson of Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

When any dean is appointed to a business school, change can be expected. But Thomas Robertson, who took up his post in the summer as the 13th dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has set the bar higher than most.

Dean faces challenges as he targets global stage

The Indian School of Business carries the aspirations of the country, says Della Bradshaw.

Dean profile: Steve Jones of the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler school

Steve Jones is not your average business school dean. Before becoming the top dog at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler school, he was not an academic, but a chief executive.

Dean profile: Philippe Naert of TiasNimbas

Philippe Naert is a serial dean. Or, to put it less bluntly, he is now dean of his third business school, TiasNimbas in Tilburg in the Netherlands. Prior to this, he was dean at Nyenrode Business Universiteit, also in the Netherlands, and before that, dean of Insead.

Dean profile – Michael West: Diversity and research top agenda for dean of Aston

Della Bradshaw meets the new head of the UK-based business school

Dean profile: Joel Podolny of Yale

Fuelled by the former Harvard man’s infectious enthusiasm, the school restructured its MBA programme in six months to suit the needs of modern businesses, writes Della Bradshaw.

Dean profile: Michael Luger of Manchester Business School

The new director has a crucial post-merger role to play, says Della Bradshaw.

Dean profile: Richard Gillingwater of the Cass school at City University

Dean profile: Arnoud De Meyer of Judge Business School, Cambridge

Dean profile: Colin Mayer of Oxford University’s Saïd Business School

Dean profile: Tom Begley of University College Dublin

Dean profile: Jay Light of Harvard Business School

Dean profile: Frank Brown of Insead

Dean profile: Robert Bruner of Darden Business School, University of Virginia

Dean profile: Judy Olian of the Anderson school at UCLA

Dean profile: Dan Muzyka of the University of British Columbia Business School

The next generation of MBAs

Ceibs: Bullish on opening up shop in China

Small school, big job, much change

Jealous of its proud heritage

Ambassador for Europe’s schools

Hands-on control at applied school