Summary of Administrative Accomplishments

Abol Jalilvand Ph.D.

Dean, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 2005-2011

• Selected Accomplishments as Dean
• Revenue Generation and Fundraising
• Accreditation
• Research and Scholarship
• New Programs
• Student Experience and Engagement
• Global Initiatives
• Outreach and Public/Private Engagement

Dean, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1999 - 2005

• Selected Accomplishments as Dean
• Revenue Generation and Fundraising
• Accreditation
• Research and Scholarship
• New Programs
• Student Experience and Engagement
• Global Initiatives
• Concordia University, John A. Molson School of Business (1981-1999)
• Chair of Finance Department
• Director, Executive MBA Program
• Director, International Exchange Program

Dean, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 2005 2011

With an enrollment of more than 15,670, Loyola University Chicago is the nation’s largest Jesuit Catholic University with campuses in both Chicago and Rome, Italy. The university is home to ten schools and colleges offering 71 undergraduate majors and 71 minors, 85 master degrees, 31 doctoral degrees and 26 graduate-level certificate programs. Loyola also serves as the U.S. host university to the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in China. There are approximately 138,000 Loyola alumni worldwide, with more than 82,000 located in the Chicago area.

Having 15% of the total university enrollment, a budget of $19 million and tuition revenues exceeding $65 million, the Quinlan School of Business is the second largest unit in the University. There are 73 full-time and tenure-track faculty members, 1,600 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. The graduate programs offer a part-time MBA, five specialized masters and three executive MBA programs. There are approximately 24,000 Quinlan alumni worldwide, with more than 17,000 in the Chicago area.

Selected Accomplishments as Dean

Revenue Generation and Fundraising

• Created and implemented two consecutive comprehensive 5-year strategic plans (2005-09; 2010-15).
• Positioned the Quinlan School of Business as one of the most profitable units in the university:
• Total tuition revenues increased by over 80%, 2005-10.
• Net contribution to the university increased by over 300%, 2005-10.
• Achieved record-high graduate and undergraduate enrollments.
• Doubled tuition revenues from the Executive MBA programs.
• In collaboration with the Loyola University Medical Center, offered the SBA’s largest custom training program for Sanofi-Aventis- one of the world’s largest global pharmaceutical companies.
• Developed the fundraising strategy for an $85 million campaign for a new building and endowments. Approximately $30 million in endowments, real estate, grants and gifts has been raised.

Accreditation

Achieved Maintenance of Accreditation from the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) for the School of Business, and, separately, for its Accounting and Business Law Program.

Research and Scholarship

• Hired 22 full-time faculty members, including three endowed chairs.
• Instituted a competitive research grant program to support faculty development.
• Increased the proportion of the academically qualified faculty at Quinlan from 50% in 2005 to over 75% in 2010.
• Launched the Center for Risk Management and Corporate Governance with a $1 million grant from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
• Launched and funded the Center for Global Management and Responsible Leadership, a partnership with the Xavier Institute of Labor Relations (XLRI), India.
• Funded the Institute for Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
• Increased faculty representation in journal editorship and editorial board membership.

New Programs

• MBA (Healthcare Management), a partnership with the Schools of Medicine, Law and Nursing.
• Master of Science in Finance supported by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
• EMBA program in Chicago.
• Intercontinental MBA program with multiple international residencies in India, Italy and China.
• Master of Science in Supply Chain Management.
• Undergraduate Honors program with particular emphasis on responsible leadership, ethics, global issues and integrated perspectives.

Student Experience and Engagement

• Launched an undergraduate Academic Internship Program (AIP). To date, over 1,000 students have participated in this program.
• >Started “Derivative Markets and Risk Management”, a five-week summer program for undergraduate students funded by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and marketed nationally.
• Created “Micro-enterprise Consulting” initiative where undergraduate and graduate students work directly with business owners in Chicago’s economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. This initiative won the Innovation in Business Education Competition prize awarded by the AACSB International.
• Established departmental-based job shadowing and mentorship programs.
• Expanded study abroad programs in Asia and Europe, leveraging Loyola’s international campuses/locations in Rome, Beijing, and India.
• Established new student chapters including “Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)” and “NetImpact”, both of which emphasize the social responsibility of business.
• Launched the Loyola Flat Project where SBA juniors and seniors manage and operate several high-end rental apartments with direct P&L responsibilities for both local and out-of-town visitors.

Global Initiatives

• Launched a partnership with a top private business school in India, Xavier Institute of Labor Relations (XLRI).
• Enhanced the global representation of the SBA’s Board of Advisors
• Created the Indo-U.S. Professorship of Management Studies.
• Created and funded the new Center for Global Management and Responsible Leadership.
• Organized global conferences in India.
• Launched global degree and executive education programs in Europe, Asia and (planned for) South America.
• >Expanded student study abroad programs in Europe and Asia.

Outreach and Public/Private Engagement

• Increased membership of the SBA’s board of advisors by 50% for a total of 41 board members.
• Launched the Dean’s Speaker Series in Responsible Leadership. Featured local, national and international speakers have included:
• Robert Parkinson, CEO, Baxter International
• Michael Quinlan, Former CEO, McDonald’s
• William Daley, JP Morgan-Chase and recently appointed White House Chief-of-Staff
• William Plante, CBS White House Correspondent
• Stuart Feldman, VP Engineering, Google
• D.P. Muthuraman, former Managing Director and present Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Tata Steel Group in Jamshedpur, India
• Dr. Najma Heptulla, Senator, Government of India
• William J. Byron, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics at St. Joseph University, Philadelphia and Past President the University of Scranton and The Catholic University of America
• Gerald F. Cavanaugh, S.J., Fisher Chair of Business Ethics, University of Detroit Mercy
• Honorable Joy Cunningham, Appellate Court Judge, Illinois
• Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. Winkelman Professor of Business Ethics, Wharton School of Business, The University of Pennsylvania
• Father Raymond Baumhart, S.J., Former President of Loyola University Chicago
• Gary Weaver, Editor-in-Chief, Business Ethics Quarterly, and Professor of Management at the University of Delaware
• Patricia H. Werhane, Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics, DePaul University.
• Launched local, national and international symposia and panels. The programs in 2010-2011 include:
• Ethics: It’s Who We Are: The Influence of Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., on Business Ethics Movement, April 2010.
• Benefits and Challenges of Global Business in Emerging Economies in the 21^st Century”, Sponsored by the Center for Global Management and Responsible Leadership, May 2010.
• New Perspectives on Asset Price Bubbles: Theory, Evidence and Policy” Sponsored by the Center for Risk Management and Corporate Governance and the CME Group Foundation, April 2011.
• Tackling Risk in the Global Supply Chain, Sponsored jointly by the SBA Supply Chain Management Group and the Center for Integrated Risk management and Corporate Governance, March 2011.

Dean, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1999 - 2005

Dalhousie is a leading Canadian research-intensive university offering more than 180 degree programs in 11 diverse faculties with over $132 million in research grants and awards each year. With over 1,900 students and 65 full-time faculty members, the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie is the second largest unit in the university, consisting of four schools: Business Administration, Public Administration, Library and Information Studies, and Resource and Environmental Studies. The Faculty of Management offers two undergraduate (a required Co-op Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Management) programs and seven graduate programs (including two on-line executive programs). The Faculty of Management also offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.

Selected Accomplishments as Dean

Revenue Generation and Fundraising

• Created and implemented two comprehensive 5-year strategic plans (1999-2004 and 2004-09).
• Increased total enrollment by 30%.
• Completed a $25 million fundraising campaign for a new Faculty of Management building.
• Established the RBC (Royal Bank) Centre for Risk Management with an overall donation of $2 million from the Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal and Government of Canada.
• Secured $1million donation for the creation of the Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship.
• Established over $800,000 in scholarships and teaching awards funded by the Bank of Montreal and Maritime Life Assurance Company.
• Secured gifts totaling $250,000 from the HSBC Bank and foundations for the Eco-Efficiency Centre.

Accreditation

• Secured initial accreditation for the School of Business Administration from the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
• Secured a seven-year re-accreditation for the School of Library and Information Studies from the American Library Association (ABL) - the longest accredidation possible under the ABL regulations.

Research and Scholarship

• Hired 20 full-time faculty members.
• Secured a Canada Research Chair in Risk Management for Organizations.
• Secured a Canada Research Chair in Management Informatics.
• Developed and recruited a Killam Chair in Technology, Innovation and Marketing.
• Established the RBC (Royal Bank) Centre for Risk Management.
• Established the Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship.
• Secured over $6-millon of external research grants and contracts.
• Increased the proportion of the academically qualified faculty members from 50% in 1999 to over 70% in 2003.
• Increased faculty representation in journal editorship and editorial board membership.

New Programs

• Executive Master of Electronic Commerce jointly with Faculties of Law and Computer Science.
• On-line Master of Public Administration in Management.
• Distance MBA (Financial Services) for the Insurance industry worldwide.
• Master of Resource and Environmental Management.
• New graduate concentrations in risk management, management informatics and entrepreneurship.

Student Experience and Engagement

• Expanded the Career Management Services to support a mandatory undergraduate Co-op program requiring over 1,000 work study jobs per year.
• Developed a European internship program for students majoring in International Business Studies.
• Created and funded an annual risk management case competition for students from Canadian and U.S. business schools.

Global Initiatives

• Established a multi-lateral Pan-American Business Partnership Program sponsored by business schools from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. This partnership provided a range of multi-cultural and multi-lingual business training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students within the context of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
• Developed a management training program for the Saudi Arabian Institute of Banking.
• Developed Public Policy Capacity Building projects for the Cuban government and a number of regional states in the former Soviet Union.
• Developed an integrated approach to River Basin Management for the Russia’s Komi Republic.
• In cooperation with private sector partners and China's Beijing University and Tsinghua University, created professional training programs in environmental aspects of water resource development and management.

Concordia University, John A. Molson School of Business (1981-1999) Concordia is one of the largest research comprehensive universities in Canada, offering more than 300 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs, diplomas and certificates in four Faculties, a School of Graduate Studies and a School of Extended Learning. With over 8,000 students and 148 full-time faculty members, the John A. Molson School of Business is the second largest academic unit in the university. The School of Business offers several undergraduate, MBA and Master of Science programs. A Ph.D. program is also jointly offered with the Business Schools at McGill University, University of Montreal and University of Quebec at Montreal. Selected Accomplishments as Chair of Finance Department, 1990-1996

• Built a strong reputation as a top research unit in Canada.
• Hired five tenure-track faculty members from institutions with highly regarded doctoral programs.
• Recruited doctoral students who distinguished themselves with the prestigious Governor General Gold Medal of Canada.
• Recruited faculty members who distinguished themselves with prestigious teaching awards.
• Promoted student outreach and exposure programs with major financial institutions in Canada.

Selected Accomplishments as Director, Executive MBA Program, 1997-1998

• Refocused and redesigned the curriculum.
• Developed a comprehensive marketing strategy.
• Developed an advisory board.
• Increased enrollment by 40%.

Selected Accomplishments as Director, International Exchange Program, 1989-1990

• Developed new exchange agreements with:
  • Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law, Gothenburg University, Sweden
  • The Group HEC, Paris, France and
  • CERAM School of Management, Nice, France.