Otgontsetseg Erhemjamts, dean of USF School of Management: “We call upon our community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners—to join us in shaping a future where business leaders drive positive change”
Reaffirming Our Commitment to Nurturing Antifragile Future Leaders
As we enter 2025, our Centennial year, the University of San Francisco School of Management reaffirms its commitment to nurturing compassionate, adaptive, resilient, and antifragile future leaders equipped to thrive in our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.
Reflecting on year 2024, we have made significant strides in transforming our educational approach: We launched three innovative impact areas transcending traditional business disciplines, introduced three online graduate programs aligned with market demands, revamped our undergraduate business core curriculum, emphasizing critical skills like complex problem-solving, creative thinking, and AI literacy. We expanded our industry partnerships, developing custom programs for our corporate and community partners such as Andersen Global, Hyundai Motor Company, Archdiocese of San Francisco, and San Francisco Police Department.
These achievements stem from our collective resolve to embrace change, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. Our transition to a student-centric, interdisciplinary structure has fostered remarkable collaboration and innovation. Building on this momentum, we commit to further integrate AI and sustainability across our curriculum, preparing students for the evolving business landscape; expand experiential learning opportunities, incorporating project-based learning and real-world applications of AI into our programs; and strengthen our commitment to ethical leadership and societal impact.
As we navigate this transformative journey, we call upon our community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners—to join us in shaping a future where business leaders drive positive change. Together, we will continue to adapt, innovate, and lead in preparing the next generation of resilient, and purpose-driven business leaders.
—Otgontsetseg Erhemjamts, Dean and Professor of Finance, University of San Francisco School of Management
Gishan Dissanaike, dean of Cambridge Judge Business School: “We are also resolved in 2025 to double down on our commitment to diversity and equality in all its forms”
As we enter 2025, as business educators I am resolved to ensure that we embrace responsibility not just in business matters but also in innovation and leadership in a challenging world. At Cambridge Judge Business School, we are blessed to be able to draw on the strengths and expertise of the broader University of Cambridge in areas ranging from computer science to healthcare, from engineering to social sciences, and all these disciplines are vital to today’s students and future leaders in helping to tackle the world’s many compelling issues.
In recent years we have seen in our students an increasing emphasis on the social purpose they will serve in their careers, and as educators we are resolved to encourage such dedication and prepare the leaders of tomorrow for such essential societal tasks. We are also resolved in 2025 to double down on our commitment to diversity and equality in all its forms, never forgetting that an inclusive, collegial culture can and must go hand in hand with high performance, as business education sets an example for all sectors of society.
—Gishan Dissanaike, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School
Babson Provost Ariel Armony: “Staying relevant requires more than just keeping pace—it demands the courage to question, adapt, and evolve”
In today’s rapidly changing world, how do we ensure our ideas remain relevant and innovative? Organizational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant’s advice on fast-tracking our ability to discard bad ideas is more crucial than ever. He encourages us to consider the reasons why we might be wrong instead of focusing on why we must be right. This mindset is essential in a world of accelerated change.
The demands of our roles require an extraordinary degree of agility and focus. Higher Education needs decision-makers who are willing to experiment, turn mistakes into stepping stones, and embrace intellectual humility.
Staying relevant requires more than just keeping pace—it demands the courage to question, adapt, and evolve. At Babson, I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to challenge assumptions, embrace bold experimentation, and nurture a culture of innovation that drives entrepreneurial leadership forward.
—Ariel Armony, Babson College Provost
