Dayle Smith

Dean, College of Business Administration

Loyola Marymount University

THE LATEST: LMU's business college ranked No. 17 on the 2020 list of undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The college signed on to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative, committing to making an impact on the U.N.'s 17 sustainable development goals. In January, Smith was appointed to the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools Board of Directors The association&s mission is to produce global partnerships and an international exchange of ideas and resources.

BACKGROUND: Smith became dean of LMU's College of Business Administration in June 2018. She was previously dean and professor of consumer and organizational studies at Clarkson University's David Reh School of Business. Before that, Smith was on the faculty at USC, Georgetown University and the University of San Francisco. Smith is a member of the international collaborative of deans and directors named to the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, which focuses on developing sustainable leadership and business practices worldwide.

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