院长的形象
Dr. Rangapriya (Priya) Kannan joined the Lucas College and Graduate School of 业务 2023年8月1日担任院长. Kannan is a first-generation immigrant and is the first woman and the first person from India to lead the Lucas College and Graduate School of 业务 on a permanent basis as dean.
Kannan joins 菠菜网lol正规平台 from the University of San Diego, where she was the associate dean of faculty and accreditation and a professor of strategic management, innovation and 创业. She also serves as a research professor of 创业 at University of Exeter 业务 School, 一个 of the UK’s leading institutions.
Prior to her role as Associate Dean, Dr. Kannan was the inaugural chairperson of the i3 department that houses 创新 and Entrepreneurship, International 业务, and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Knauss School of 业务. 她也是创始人 director of the Entrepreneurship and 创新 Catalyzer (The CatalyZer).
Before joining academia, Kannan gained valuable industry experience in both India 和硅谷. Her background includes expertise in leadership to affect strategic change, designing interdisciplinary programs, employee development, alumni and community outreach, and creating inclusive work environments. 她的研究主要集中在 on how individuals achieve innovation within limited resources using creative resourcing 和重构. She has published papers in several outlets related to strategy and innovation, including the Strategic 管理 Journal, Journal of Product 创新 管理, Organization Studies, 研究和 Technology 管理, Oxford Research Encyclopedia, and Journal of 业务 Ethics.
Throughout her career, Kannan has achieved numerous accomplishments and received recognition for her contributions in research, teaching, and institution building. 这些包括 克拉伦斯·L. Steber Professorship, a distinguished university award at the University of San Diego, as well as being named 一个 of Poets & Quants' Top 50 Undergraduate 业务 Professors in the country in 2020 for her excellence in teaching. 甘南也 awarded San Diego 业务woman of the Year in 2020 and was recognized as 一个 of the SD 500 San Diego Most Influential 业务 Leaders in both 2021 and 2022 by the San 迭戈商业杂志. Additionally, she served as a visiting research fellow at the Cambridge Judge 业务 School.
Dr. Kannan earned a PhD from the UCLA Anderson School of 管理. 这是她应得的 Masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from 菠菜网lol正规平台 and was recognized as a 萨莉·卡萨诺瓦学者. Additionally, she has earned a Masters in Personnel 管理 & 劳资关系 from Tata Institute of 社会科学s (India), and is a graduate of the Cost and Works Accountants Society (India). Her undergraduate studies were completed at the University of Bombay (India), where she received a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
