Announcing the New Dean for the Lucas College and Graduate School of 业务
发送日期:2023年4月24日
发件人:文森特·J. 德尔·卡西诺., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
亲爱的同事们,
I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Rangapriya (Priya) Kannan will join San José
State University as the next dean of the Lucas College and Graduate School of 业务.
She will begin her appointment on August 1st. Dr. Kannan joins 菠菜网lol正规平台 at a pivotal time
in its history, as we continue to elevate the position of Lucas on the campus and
in the wider San José community. Dr. Kannan has a passion for the mission of 菠菜网lol正规平台
and Lucas, and I am incredibly excited to begin our work together.
Dr. Kannan is currently the Associate Dean of 教师 & 认证 at the University
of San Diego’s Knauss School of 业务 and a Professor of Strategic Management,
创新 & 创业. Prior to being Associate Dean, Dr. 甘南是就职典礼
chairperson of the i3 department that houses 创新 & 创业, International
业务, & Interdisciplinary Studies at the Knauss School of 业务. 她也是
the founder director of the 创业 and 创新 Catalyzer (The CatalyZer)
and serves as a research professor of entrepreneurship at University of Exeter 业务
School, 一个 of the UK’s leading institutions.
Prior to coming to academia, Dr. Kannan worked in industry in India as well as Silicon
谷. She has extensive experience in leading strategic change, interdisciplinary
program design, alumni and community engagement, employee development, and creating
包容的工作区. Her primary teaching and research focus is on how individuals
engage in creative resourcing and reframing to accomplish their innovations under
约束. She has papers published in innovation and strategy outlets such as the
Strategic Management 杂志, 杂志 of Product 创新 Management, Organization
Studies, 研究和 Technology Management, Oxford Research Encyclopedia, & 杂志
商业道德.
在她的职业生涯中. Kannan has earned several awards recognizing her excellence
in research, teaching and for her contributions to institution building, including
著名的克拉伦斯L. Steber Professorship, a distinguished university award
在美元. 她被认为是 诗人 & Quants’ Top 50 Undergraduate 业务 Professors in the country in 2020 for her teaching excellence. 她也赢了 San Diego 业务woman of the Year 在2020年和 SD 500 San Diego Most Influential 业务 Leaders in 2021 and 2022 by the San Diego 业务 杂志. 此外，Dr。. 坎南是一个
visiting research fellow at the Cambridge Judge 业务 School.
Dr. Kannan received her PhD from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. 她赢得了
her Masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from 圣何塞州立大学,
where she was also a Sally Casanova Scholar. She has a Masters in Personnel Management
& Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of 社会科学s (India) and is a graduate
of the Cost and Works Accountants Society (India). She has an undergraduate Bachelor
of Commerce degree from University of Bombay (India).
Dr. Kannan now brings all that experience, and her passion for 菠菜网lol正规平台 as an alumni,
to our campus and wider community. She does so as the first woman and first person
of Indian descent to lead the college on a permanent basis. 她的精力，视野，还有
strategic approach to faculty development, undergraduate and graduate education, and
the research enterprise will make her an outstanding addition to 菠菜网lol正规平台.
我要非常感谢. Marco Pagani for his ongoing leadership during this
还有过渡期. He is an outstanding leader as well as college and campus
公民.
真诚地,
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