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. 

Michael Lenox
Interim Dean of UVA Darden School of Business

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

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