"Dean of the Raj Soin College of Business"

Wright State University seeks an innovative and engaging leader to serve as its next Dean of the Raj Soin College of Business (RSCoB).

Reporting directly to the Provost and Senior Vice President Academic Affairs, this role will have the executive and academic responsibility for RSCoB. The successful candidate will be a person with superb leadership skills, unassailable character, and a passionate commitment to student success. The candidate will lead the college in realizing its vision to be a dynamic business leadership learning community that nurtures life-long education and creates a positive impact on business and society. At a time when global forces are demanding innovative approaches to business education, the Dean of RSCoB will play a key leadership role in the advancement and ongoing success of one of the region's most accessible colleges. The Dean must be prepared to support varied undergraduate and Masters-level programs, lead a diverse faculty, and uphold existing collaborative partnerships, while simultaneously developing new partnerships across the university and community. This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative and energetic individual who will be leading a college aligned with the university's mission of integrating learning, research, innovation, and experience to empower all students to excel in their lives and chosen careers.

Chartered by the State of Ohio in 1967 and named for aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, Wright State University is a student-centered, public research institution with an R-2 Carnegie classification, based in the Dayton, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Wright State offers a comprehensive list of undergraduate and graduate programs through colleges of: Business; Health, Education and Human Services; Engineering and Computer Science; Liberal Arts; Science and Mathematics; and Medicine. Surrounded by a lush 200-acre biological reserve, Wright State University's 557-acre main campus is located in a suburban setting just outside of Dayton, Ohio. The accessible and state-of-the-art campus enrolls over 10,000 students. Wright State's Dayton Campus is complemented by the Lake Campus in west-central Ohio on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys, which serves another 1,400 students. Together with Cincinnati and Columbus metropolitan areas, which are both within a 70 minute-drive radius, the campus is centered within a region of about 5 million people. Dayton is a very livable, affordable cost of living city with numerous arts and cultural opportunities (e.g., www.cultureworks.org; http://www.activedayton.com/). The area is home to many international organizations, especially in areas of defense, healthcare, science, and business services. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located near the university and is the state's largest single-site employer.

RSCoB's business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition, its Accountancy program is separately accreditation by AACSB. This double accreditation designation has been attained by only a few business schools worldwide. Furthermore, the Management Information Systems program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The RSCoB serves approximately 1,500 students and has 39 full-time faculty. The college offers: 11 undergraduate majors; 11 minors; 12 certificate programs; three microcredentials and four specialized Master's degree programs, as well as an MBA program.

A detailed leadership profile is available at wittkieffer.com.

WittKieffer is assisting Wright State University in this search. For full consideration, candidate materials should be received by October 31, 2025. Application, nominations, and inquiries should be directed to Ryan Crawford and Bronwen Bares Pelaez, Ph.D. at WrightSt-RSCOBDean@wittkieffer.com.

Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.