Paul Pavlou

Dean
University of Miami Herbert Business School

With over 25 years of experience in academic administration and research, I am passionate about advancing the knowledge and practice of business. My research has been cited more than 100,000 times by Google Scholar, and Thomson Reuters recognized me among the “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” based on an analysis of Highly Cited Researchers. I was also ranked #1 globally in publications in the Top Information Systems journals from 2010 to 2016. 

As Dean of the Miami Herbert Business School, my mission is to prepare impactful principled leaders, guided by renowned faculty and rooted in the vibrancy of the City of Miami.  Our vision is to be a Top 20 business school that ensures a personalized transformative experience aimed at lifelong career success.

In my previous role, as Dean of the C. T. College of Business, I helped raise over $150M in philanthropic gifts and commitments.  During my tenure, Bauer College led all business schools by ascending 34 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings to become a Top 50 MBA program; climbed 44 spots in the online master’s programs rankings; joined the Top 15 public undergraduate programs by Poets&Quants; and ranked #1 undergraduate entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review for five consecutive years.

Previously, I was Senior Associate Dean and Chief Research Officer at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, where I led various strategic initiatives and administered all research grants and centers.

Finally, from 2012-2019, I served as Director of the university-wide Data Science Institute at Temple University where I led research, education, and industry outreach related to data science. 

I earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems and a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, and a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and managerial studies, magna cum laude, from Rice University.