Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Position description

Arizona State University

Appointment of Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management

The Thunderbird School of Global Management (Thunderbird) at Arizona State University invites nominations and applications for a visionary, innovative, globally minded executive with a track record of inspirational leadership in a fast paced and global organization to serve as the next Director General and Dean of Thunderbird. This is a singular opportunity to lead a global leadership and management school that is one of the most unique higher education institutions in the world.

Thunderbird is the world’s premier institution for global leadership, management, business, and global affairs education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The School’s global footprint includes operations in Geneva, Mexico, Dubai, Tokyo, Seoul, Nairobi, Jakarta and around the world. At the heart of these centers of excellence is the F. Francis and Dionne Najafi Global Headquarters, the most technologically advanced professional school building in the world, featuring a global digital forum, metaverse and digital sandbox classrooms, a full Hollywood production studio, robots, and an AR/VR/XR technology-enhanced language lab.

Thunderbird’s unrivalled, passionate alumni are a global network of leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs across the private, non-profit, and public sectors who advance the School’s vision of inclusive and sustainable prosperity worldwide.

Thunderbird became part of Arizona State University in January 2015 and is a premier pillar of ASU’s global strategy. ASU has been ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for eight years in a row, #1 Masters in Management by the Wall Street Journal, #1 in International Trade by QS World Rankings, #1 for transdisciplinary research and is also ranked #1 in the United States and #2 in the World for SDGs Impact in the 2022-23 THE ranking – the ASU wide task force on SDGs is co-led by Thunderbird and the Global Futures Lab.

Thunderbird was the world’s first truly “global multinational cross-sectoral management school” in 1946 and has gone on to lead in other frontiers such as space, digital transformation, and beyond. Able to draw upon the research power, diversity, and ambition of ASU, today Thunderbird provides contextualized business education like no other institution to develop the next generation of digital global leaders. Our executive education programs empower global professionals around the world to successfully navigate the changing landscapes impacting their enterprises.

The Director General and Dean is the chief executive officer of Thunderbird, responsible to the President and the Provost/Executive Vice President (EVP) of ASU’s https://provost.asu.edu for advancing Thunderbird’s unique vision and mission and to the Thunderbird community more broadly for its continued success. The Director General and Dean reports directly to the Provost-EVP, is a member of the Provost’s Deans Council and collaborates closely with other deans and enterprise leaders at ASU, including EVPs for ASU’s https://research.asu.edu and https://learning.asu.edu.

The Director General and Dean has overall responsibility for defining and meeting Thunderbird’s strategic goals, in line with the broader ASU Charter and developed in collaboration with the faculty; leading an exceptional executive team who ensure international excellence and educational and research programs of the highest quality; fundraising and managing Thunderbird’s financial resources; building partnerships with businesses, international organizations, and governments; and forging academic connections with other schools and units within the University. Crucially, the Director General and Dean must build and maintain excellent relationships with Thunderbird’s passionate alumni and be fully committed to the long term success of Thunderbird’s unique global community.

For further information and to apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you fulfill the role description and personal specification to https://apptrkr.com/4900776 quoting reference 6935. The deadline for applications is Friday, February 2, 2024, at Midnight MST.

The location of this position is in Phoenix, AZ.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please visit see our website for our https://policy.asu.edu and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.

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