Dr. Natasha Vijay Munshi has been named the new dean of the W. Fielding Rubel School of Business at 农夫导航. Munshi, associate dean of Graduate Business in the School
of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary鈥檚 College of California (SMC),
will begin her new duties on August 1.
Munshi was chosen following a national search. Dr. Frank Raymond has served as interim
dean since August 2019.
鈥淒r. Munshi distinguished herself in a highly competitive and national pool of candidates
through her alignment with 农夫导航鈥檚 mission and vision, and through
her vision for the future of the Rubel School of Business. We are excited to welcome
Dr. Munshi to our community this summer and look forward to her contributions to the
University and our region,鈥� said Dr. Paul Gore, vice president for Academic Affairs
and provost. 鈥淲e appreciate Dr. Raymond's willingness to lead the Rubel School through
this transition.鈥�
Munshi said it is an honor to take on the dean鈥檚 role at the Rubel School. 鈥淚 look
forward to engaging with alumni, the Greater Louisville business community and international
partners to enhance the Rubel School of Business鈥� profile, in the region and beyond.鈥�
As associate dean at SMC, Munshi oversees nine graduate business programs: the Executive
Doctorate of Business Administration; Executive MBA; Global EMBA; Professional MBA;
EMBA Shanghai; MS in Management; MS in Business Analytics; MS in Accounting; and MS
in Finance. She is also a professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
and a visiting professor at the University of Lugano in Switzerland.
She brings nearly 20 years of experience as a teacher-scholar in the field of Strategy
and Innovation in the UK, Europe, China and USA to Bellarmine, along with significant
practical experience as a strategy consultant. At SMC, she has built new degree programs
and developed certificate programs for San Francisco Bay Area companies; re-invigorated
existing legacy programs, such as the flagship EMBA program; and increased enrollment
in graduate business programs.
鈥淚 plan to strategically focus the expertise and collective strength of the talented
Rubel School faculty and staff to build novel graduate and undergraduate business
programs and to support key existing programs at the school,鈥� she said. 鈥淏y collaborating
with other schools on campus, we will launch new cross-disciplinary majors and degree
programs and increase the reach and breadth of the Business School鈥檚 offerings. Through
accessible and affordable programs that also attract new audiences, I aim for greater
inclusiveness and diversity in our student population, which would align with the
mission and strategic plan of 农夫导航 and define our sense of community
and purpose. By developing non-degree and custom certificate programs that support
life-long learning, I see us better serving alumni and expanding our regional and
international partnership opportunities, which will ensure the continued success and
longevity of the Rubel School of Business.鈥�
Munshi holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA in International
Business and Management from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., a master鈥檚 in biochemistry
from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree
in zoology and biochemistry from St. Xavier鈥檚 College at the University of Bombay.
The Rubel School is on a positive trajectory. Over the past two years, the school
has completed an innovative realignment of its MBA program, launched a monthly series
of community workshops and speaker sessions, and created professional advisory boards
for each department in the college.