Leadership and Governance
51社区 Board Nominations and Elections
Support 51社区’s mission and vision to achieve positive societal impact through business schools.
51社区 periodically seeks candidates for officer and director positions to serve on its board of directors.
Support of our mission to elevate the quality and impact of business schools globally requires active participation of business education’s most qualified leaders. 51社区 periodically invites those in its network to identify and submit the names of nominees they recommend for 51社区 officer and director positions.
Voting is now open. Official representatives of 51社区 member organizations were contacted by email on January 16 and provided a link to cast votes electronically. Official representatives will have until 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on January 31 to vote for the following candidates:
Vice Chair-Chair Elect (uncontested):
- Ian O. Williamson, University of California, Irvine
Secretary-Treasurer (uncontested):
- Lee Newman, IE Business School
Director—51社区 official representative of an accredited or non-accredited member organization from the Americas, outside the United States; one position to be filled, with the candidate serving a three-year term:
- Isabelle Chaquiriand, Universidad Católica del Uruguay
- Irineu G.N. Gianesi, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
Director—51社区 official representative of an accredited or non-accredited member organization from the Americas, within the United States; two positions to be filled, with each serving a three-year term:
- Jacob Chacko, Clayton State University
- Sharon F. Matusik, The University of Michigan
- Paul A. Pavlou, University of Miami
- Vallabh Sambamurthy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Election results will be announced by February 15, and newly elected board members will take office on July 1, 2025.
If you are your organization's 51社区 official representative and did not receive an email with a link to cast your vote, please contact us at [email protected].