Erika H. James

Erika H. James is an American academic and businesswoman. She is scheduled to become dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2020.

Erika H. James
TitleDean; professor
Academic background
Alma mater

Education

James received her undergraduate degree from Pomona College and earned her MA and PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan.[1]

Career

Following graduation, James became an assistant professor at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business and a visiting professor at Harvard Business School.[1][2]

In 2015, James was named the John H. Harland Dean of Emory University's Goizueta Business School [3].[4] Prior to Emory University, she served as senior associate dean for executive education at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.[4] At Darden, she introduced the Women's Leadership Program, and was the first associate dean of diversity.[1][2]

In February 2020, James was named as the dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2020,[5] where she will become both the first woman and the first African-American to lead the business school.[6]

James is known for her crisis leadership and workplace diversity research.[1]

References
  1. James, Erika "Strategies for Effective Leadership in Crisis Situations" CFA Institute, July 21, 2015.
  2. Connley,Courtney "Meet Erika James, the first woman to be appointed dean of the Wharton School" CNBC, Feb. 27 2020.
  3. "Emory University's Goizueta Business School". Faculty Profile. Emory University. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. Guzman, Francisco; Ries, Brian (27 February 2020). "The prestigious Wharton business school's new dean will be first woman and person of color in its nearly 140-year history". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. "Erika H. James named dean of Penn's Wharton School". Press Release. Office of University Communications, University of Pennsylvania. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. Thomas, Patrick (2020-02-27). "Wharton Names First Female Dean". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-27.


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