July 2005
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July 2005 |
Dean Search Update
Professor Jay Light Named Acting Dean of Harvard Business SchoolLast week, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers announced the appointment of Professor Jay Light as Acting Dean of Harvard Business School. His duties start August 1, after Dean Kim B. Clark steps down to assume the presidency of Brigham Young University-Idaho. Professor Light, a distinguished member of the HBS faculty for 35 years, has held a number of senior leadership roles and is currently Senior Associate Dean, Director of Planning and Development. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Finance Area, and Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Planning at HBS, and he has taught extensively in the MBA and Executive Education programs. President Summers also announced the assembly of a 15-member faculty advisory group to assist him in the search process and he will be working to create further channels for input from the broader HBS community of faculty, students, staff, alumni, and friends. For more information, please visit: |