At the SC Johnson College, we collaborate. We’re visionary. We’re practical problem solvers. We embrace technology and data as powerful tools for business. Most importantly, we build people-centered leaders who are empowered to create sustainable, shared prosperity.
That’s how we do business—with impact.
Vishal Gaur has been named the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Gaur is currently the Emerson Professor of Manufacturing Management and Professor of Operations, Technology, and Information Management and will begin his role as dean on July 1. Gaur will serve on Andrew Karolyi’s, dean of the college, College Leadership Team.
A gift from Paul Rubacha ’72, MBA ’73, co-founder of one of the largest privately held industrial real estate investment companies in the U.S., will establish the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate. The $30 million commitment includes $25 million to name the new department and a $5 million challenge fund to incentivize additional philanthropy.
Dean Andrew Karolyi has become the inaugural Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business after a $15 million gift from Joanne Knight established the deanship in honor of her late husband, Chuck Knight ’57, BME ’58, MBA ’59.
A historic $50 million gift from Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82, and Stephanie Nolan ’84 will establish the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. The gift will also provide scholarship funding that expands educational access for future generations of hospitality business leaders.
Our deans outline leadership’s preliminary action steps across the areas of measurement and accountability, representation, curriculum, culture, community and support, and research and external impact.
The Cornell SC Johnson College’s collective research strengths and its relative size are complemented by each school’s specialized industry depth, expertise, and network.
At Dyson, our business is a better world.
Dyson prepares tomorrow’s leaders—and supports today’s researchers—who will apply business and economics principles to solve some of the toughest societal challenges around the globe.
Unique strengths:
For Hotelies, life is service.
Known as the world leader for teaching and researching the business of hospitality, the Nolan School prepares people-focused, tech-savvy leaders who understand that business success happens when they model the essence of hospitality.
Unique strengths:
Turn ambition into impact at Johnson.
Johnson’s graduate business programs prepare students for leadership across industries, allowing them to achieve their ambitions with business education that emphasizes collaborative and practice-based learning.
Unique strengths:
STUDENTS
in undergraduate and graduate degree programs
FACULTY
spanning eight areas of business and six interdisciplinary themes
ALUMNI
in the SC Johnson College of Business network
DEGREE PROGRAMS
with cross-school coursework and collaboration
The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business’s programs and schools are consistently ranked in the top 10 among more than 15 rankings sites, surveys, and publications.
Nolan School graduate Justin Wai ’06 has made a $1 million gift to the dean’s discretionary fund at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate chair Stuart Rosenthal outlines links between economics, real estate markets, and the health of communities.
SC Johnson College faculty used a novel mouse cursor-tracking method to reveal an intriguing interplay of cognitive processes that influence consumer decisions about brands and products.
Uniting hundreds of faculty members, researchers, and extension associates
Our collaborative research bridges business principles across schools and multidisciplinary areas, making an impact in agriculture, economics and policy, hospitality, real estate, sustainable business, management and organizations, and more.
A tight-knit, collegial community that extends far beyond graduation
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business alumni represent a growing network that facilitates career success. They also span industries and continents. Keep in touch with your classmates, find career resources, connect with students, and learn how you can give back to Cornell.
Programs, initiatives, and alumni around all corners of the globe
From Warren, Statler, and Sage halls on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY to the bustling streets of New York City, and from our finance MBA program in China to classrooms across the Americas, the SC Johnson College is transcending geographic — and figurative — boundaries. And through online executive education, lifelong learners can opt to complete certificate programs from anywhere in the world. What’s more, our alumni are well-represented among alumni clubs in all 50 states and 112 countries.
Whether you’re a prospective undergraduate who’s interested in business, hospitality, or economics, a mid- to senior-level executive, or a future researcher — there’s a place for you here.
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