Oxford University Business School appoints Indian-origin dean, Soumitra Dutta

Currently, Soumitra Dutta is the professor of management at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University in New York. The professor will take up his new UK post on June 1.

The Oxford University Business School has appointed an Indian-origin academic Professor Soumitra Dutta as the new Dean of its Saïd Business School. Currently, Soumitra Dutta is the professor of management at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University in New York. The professor will take up his new UK post on June 1.

According to TOI, expressing delight over his new role, Dutta said, “I am delighted to be joining Saïd Business School at Oxford University. My daughter Sara graduated from Oxford and both my wife Lourdes and I spent a fruitful half-year sabbatical at Oxford. We are both looking forward to being part of this diverse, exciting and innovative community.”

Appointing Dutta as the Dean of its Saïd Business School, the Oxford University said that the professor has a distinguished three-decade academic career behind him, including being the current chair of the Global Business School Network and 13 years in leadership roles at INSEAD in France.

Apart from founding several successful start-ups, Dutta also serves on the boards of listed global corporations and has co-chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Innovation Ecosystems and created major global technology and innovation indices.

The upcoming dean of Oxford University Business School has also acted as a senior adviser to governments on technology and innovation policies. Dutta’s appointment follows the departure of Peter Tufano, who stepped down after 10 years as dean in June 2021. Since then, Sue Dopson has been leading the school as interim dean, TOI said.

“We are excited to be welcoming Professor Dutta to lead our school community. He brings with him an incredible breadth of global leadership experience,” said Dopson.

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