"Dean, Fuqua School of Business"

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is actively seeking an innovative, strategic, and collaborative Dean to lead it into its next era of ambition, growth, and excellence.

As the landscape of higher education, business, and society undergoes transformative shifts, the need to evolve and innovate is more urgent than ever before. Fuqua aims not only to leverage its existing strengths but also to cultivate new capabilities. The next Dean will be well-positioned to take on this challenge, as they will inherit a school with a strong reputation and values, and a strategically diversified program portfolio. From this foundation, the next Dean will harness the spirit of innovation for which Fuqua is known to “meet the moment” in business education. The Dean will ensure that Fuqua continues to be a leading school that both shapes and responds to the needs of business.

To that end, success will require both strategic and operational excellence in managing Fuqua’s portfolio of educational programs, always with an eye toward protecting and enhancing its reputation, as well as ensuring differentiation in a crowded education landscape. In leading and executing strategy for the core academic enterprise of the school, the Dean will build and continue to foster Fuqua’s rigorous commitment to the research enterprise, academic excellence, and scholarship for which the school is known, as these values are an immutable part of its mission.

For both its teaching and research endeavors, a key priority will be to take full advantage of the world-class strengths of Duke University by further deepening collaborations with disciplines and departments across campus. While the opportunities are many, both the Duke Climate Commitment and the Duke Science and Technology Initiative represent just two examples of the potential for broad impact Duke offers, and in which Fuqua can play an even larger role. Beyond the university, the Dean will also have the opportunity to leverage the unique ecosystem of the vibrant Research Triangle Park and the growing presence of many tech, life sciences, and finance companies and startups.

The Dean serves as the chief ambassador and fundraiser for the school and ensures its connectivity to the business world, the media, and every level of government. The Dean will also be deeply connected to Fuqua’s 30,000 passionate and diverse alumni who span every major industry around the world.

Finally, the success of these efforts relies on a Dean who continues to steward and exude Fuqua’s culture and commitment to its core principles—which include a commitment to the education of the next generation of leaders, advancing knowledge in service to society and business, mutual respect, and appreciation for the value of exposure to a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds.

Duke University has retained Spencer Stuart to support the search for the next Dean. If you wish to submit your own application materials or nominate a candidate for this position, please send an email message with supporting materials to: DukeFuquaDean@SpencerStuart.com.

FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Duke University’s Board of Trustees established the Graduate School of Business Administration in 1969, with the mandate to provide management education programs of the highest quality. The school began with two programs, including an M.B.A. program that graduated its first class of 12 students in 1972. J.B. Fuqua, formerly chairman of The Fuqua Companies in Atlanta, Georgia, supported the school generously in its development; in honor of his contributions to the school and personal participation in its growth, the school was renamed The Fuqua School of Business in 1980 by proclamation of the Board of Trustees.

Today, the Fuqua School of Business is a premier international educational institution that exists to educate business leaders and to assist faculty in the development and dissemination of cutting-edge business knowledge. Fuqua is regularly recognized in public rankings, currently ranked as #13 of the Best Business Schools by the U.S. News & World Report.

The Fuqua School of Business currently offers three M.B.A. programs (Daytime, Accelerated Daytime, and Weekend Executive); two Master of Management programs (Foundations of Business and Duke Kunshan); three online Master of Quantitative Management programs (Health Analytics, Business Analytics, and Accelerated Business Analytics); a Master of Quantitative Management in Business Analytics; a joint Master in Business, Climate, and Sustainability and several dual degrees; a Ph.D. in Business Administration; and various non-degree executive education programs and certificates. Fuqua houses four centers in the areas of energy, development, and the global environment; health sector management; leadership and ethics; and social entrepreneurship. Further, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, a partnership between Duke Interdisciplinary Studies and Fuqua, serves and engages the entire Duke campus in entrepreneurship and innovation-related education.

In the 2025–2026 academic year, Fuqua enrolled 1,255 students; 1,960 total, across its diverse array of programs. Fuqua is known for attracting students focused on making a positive impact in the present and shaping the future trajectory of business.

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Duke University, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), is a global, research-intensive institution enrolling approximately 6,500 undergraduate and 10,950 graduate and professional students representing almost every state and many foreign countries. The university has a network of over 200,000 alumni, employs more than 4,250 regular-rank faculty, and has approximately 48,000 staff (including the Duke University Health System), making it one of the largest private employers in North Carolina. While guided since 1859 by the motto Eruditio et Religio, or “Knowledge and Religion,” Duke University continues to evolve and is strengthened by its inclusive community that welcomes individuals of all backgrounds.

Duke consists of the following colleges and schools: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences; School of Law; Divinity School; Graduate School; School of Medicine; School of Nursing; Pratt School of Engineering; The Fuqua School of Business; Nicholas School of the Environment; and Sanford School of Public Policy.

Duke’s home campus spans 8,600 acres in Durham, North Carolina—a city with a population exceeding 304,000. Of this land, 7,000 acres are dedicated to the Duke Forest.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.