David A. Thomas, a professor and former associate dean at Harvard Business School (HBS), will serve as the new dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the latter school announced yesterday.
Thomas is currently the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard and directs the school’s Organizational Behavior Unit. His research focuses on executive development, cultural diversity in organizations and leadership and organizational change, and he has been widely published and received numerous prestigious prizes.
“A recognized thought leader in the area of strategic human resource management, David brings important academic and organizational leadership to his new role at Georgetown,” Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said in a statement announcing his appointment.
A member of the HBS faculty since 1990, Thomas has served as a senior associate dean, director of faculty recruitment and faculty chair for HBS’s Executive Education Program. He also led the school’s required first-year MBA course, Leadership and Organizational Behavior. Before coming to HBS, Thomas was a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
“I am honored and humbled to be entrusted with the leadership of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University,” Thomas said in a statement. There, he will also hold the William R. Berkley Chair.
Thomas will replace George Daly, who is stepping down after six years as McDonough dean. Thomas will assume the new role on August 1st.
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