About Darden - Leadership - Darden School Academic Leadership

Darden's academic programs are led and supported by the School's academic and faculty leadership: the dean, senior associate deans, associate deans and academic directors. 

Scott C. Beardsley
Dean and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration 

Greg Fairchild
Associate Dean for Washington, D.C., Area Initiatives & Dean and CEO of UVA Northern Virginia

Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Vice Dean and Senior Associate Dean for the Full-Time (Residential) MBA Program

Richard B. Evans
Senior Associate Dean for Research Services and Support

Michael Lenox
Special Advisor to the Dean

Bidhan L. Parmar
Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Melissa Thomas-Hunt
Vice Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs

Sankaran Venkataraman
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research

Raj Venkatesan
Academic Director, MSBA Program