Oct 30, 202636 min
Our guest today, Raj Chellaraj, brings an extraordinarily diverse background to the subject of leadership and financial management in higher education. Currently, Raj jointly serves as Senior Advisor to both thex...
About this Podcast:
Being a Dean in today’s modern university is without a doubt one of the most challenging jobs in higher education. With ever changing tensions and pressures from conflicting constituencies, the job can be both overwhelming yet intensely invigorating at the same time. However, by design, it’s also one of the most lonely jobs in the Academy. Where can one turn for confidential advice? In this podcast we interview Business School Deans peer-to-peer to hear their perspective on a wide variety of pressing issues. Please join your panelists Ken Kring, Senior Client Partner in the Philadelphia office for the search firm Korn Ferry and Co- Managing Director of their Global Education Practice, Jim Ellis, former dean of the Marshal School at the University of Southern California and Dave Ikenberry, former dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder for this latest edition of ….. “Deans Counsel.”
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What is Deans Counsel about?
Being a Dean in today’s modern university is without a doubt one of the most challenging jobs in higher education. With ever changing tensions and pressures from conflicting constituencies, the job can be both overwhelming yet intensely invigorating at the same time. However, by design, it’s also one of the most lonely jobs in the Academy.
What has Deans Counsel covered recently?
Recent episodes include "98: Raj Chellaraj (Stanford/Hoover) on Inspiring Operational Excellence" (30 October 2026, 36 minutes), "97: Andy Policano (Dean Emeritus, Madison/Irvine) on Financial Strategy" (16 October 2026, 44 minutes), and "96: Jeff Brown (Dean Emeritus, Illinois) on Key Issues Facing Higher Education" (2 October 2026, 37 minutes).
How often does Deans Counsel publish?
Deans Counsel publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 99 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Deans Counsel?
Booking probability for Deans Counsel is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Deans Counsel requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Deans Counsel's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Deans Counsel?
The strongest fits for Deans Counsel are Universities & Colleges. Deans Counsel has a business audience.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 16, 202644 min
Andy Policano, is one of those truly rare, gifted, academic leaders: a master of the craft. Andy is a three-time dean having served as dean of social sciences at Stonybrook in the late 1980s and later as a business...
- Oct 2, 202637 min
It was about three and a half years ago ( May 2023, Episode 12 ) when we first interviewed Jeff Brown from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. At the time, we discussed...
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95: Jim Ellis (USC) on His Journey of Insights
Sep 18, 202637 minOur guest today is Jim Ellis, Dean Emeritus at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. You may know him better as one third of our triumvirate of Deans Counsel hosts. Jim took a somewhat...
- Sep 4, 202635 min
Our guest today is Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs at Chandigarh University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, a position he took on in March 2026. Prior to that, he served as Dean of Integral...
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- Aug 21, 202640 min
On this previously-published episode of Deans Counsel, moderators Ken Kring and Dave Ikenberry speak with Bob Bruner, University Emeritus Professor, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Business Administration and Dean...
- Aug 7, 202637 min
Our guest today is Anne-Marie Croteau, Dean of the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the first woman to serve in this position. She has more than 30 years of experience in...
- Jul 24, 202638 min
Our guest today is Vickie Antolini, Senior Client Partner, Global Education Practice at Korn Ferry, a major consultancy specializing in Academic Leadership Search. Vickie specializes in the recruitment of Presidents...
- Jul 11, 202637 min
Our guest today is Lily Bi, the President and CEO of AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) International, the world’s largest business school association and global accreditor; she's been in the...
- Jun 12, 202637 min
Our guest today, Bill Hardgrave, has had a remarkable career. After graduating with his PhD from Oklahoma State in Information Systems, he moved to the University of Arkansas where he developed a passion for Radio...
- May 29, 202643 min
In today’s episode, we hear from Joyce Russell, the Helen and William O'Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) from 2016 to 2023. Under her leadership, her college strengthened faculty research output...
- May 15, 202624 min
In this rare and truly special edition of Deans Counsel, we are joined by the legendary Dr. Stanley Ikenberry. This posthumous publication was recorded earlier last season, just one week before his passing following a...
- May 1, 202639 min
On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Ken Kring and Dave Ikenberry welcome back to the podcast François Ortalo-Magné, Executive Dean (External Relations) and Professor of Management Practice in Economics and Strategy...
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86: Brooke Elliott (Illinois) on Expanding Access
Apr 17, 202634 minOn this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Ken Kring and Dave Ikenberry speak with Brooke Elliott, the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean of Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois...
- Apr 3, 202639 min
On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with David Thomas, President of Morehouse College and Dean and William Berkeley Chair (retired) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of...
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84: Stowe Shoemaker (UNLV) on Hospitality Programs
Mar 20, 202635 minOn this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Ken Kring and Dave Ikenberry speak with Stowe Shoemaker, a current Special Assistant to the President at UNLV, and until 2025 the Dean of UNLV's Dean Harah College of Hospitality...
- Mar 6, 202634 min
On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Steve Currall, Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Academic-Corporate Initiatives at Harvard University, where he leads that...
- Feb 20, 202640 min
On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Chandra Subramaniam, Dean of David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University Northridge. He has also served...
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81: Robert Shepard (GG+A) on Philanthropy
Feb 6, 202637 minOn this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Bob Shepard, a true veteran in philanthropic circles with a storied career spanning roughly 40 years, much of that running Duke...
- Jan 23, 202642 min
On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis, Dave Ikenberry and Ken Kring speak with Vallabh "Samba" Sambamurthy, the Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business. Recognized as an impactful...
Recent guests
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Jeff Brown
systems safety consultant turned healthcare reformer, Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois
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Jim Ellis
founder of the PDR Swim Team, Business-Industry Political Action Committee
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Brooke Elliott
Dean of Gies College of Business, Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Dr. David Thomas
Author, Podcaster & Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries, Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
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