Rutgers Business School

Candice M. Alfonso

nwilliams — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:42:48 +0000

Candice M. Alfonso

nwilliams Fri, 10/20/2023 - 16:42

First Name

Candice M.

Last Name

Alfonso

Job Title

New Jersey’s Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in the Department of the Treasury

Candice M. Alfonso is the State’s Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in the Department of the Treasury. As CDO, Candice monitors the State's public contracting process for participation by minority, women, veteran, disabled veteran, and LGBTQIA+ -owned business focusing on ways to execute strategies targeted toward greater utilization of XBE business enterprises. As CDO and Director of ODI, Candice also conducts outreach to XBE business enterprises and other entities regarding awareness of public contracting opportunities. Additionally, she is responsible for managing the final phase of the statewide disparity study to completion, reviewing the final report and collaborating with stakeholders to create a strategic plan to increase contracting opportunities based on the study's findings.

Prior to her role as CDO, Candice served as Chief of Staff of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Agency, information technology systems, operations and facilities management, human capital management, marketing, budgeting and strategic planning along with other duties essential to the efficient administration of the Agency. Prior to her appointment as Chief of Staff, Candice staffed the Governor's Office of Economic Growth as a Senior Advisor for Economic Development where she helped business and industry navigate through the economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, advising the Governor directly on a number of important policies that impacted industry and all New Jerseyans. She also played a significant role in the Administration's successful effort to bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ to the New Jersey/New York region. Central to her duties was the consideration of equity and inclusion presented in the State's winning bid strategy. Candice has remained part of the Administration's World Cup team throughout her tenure with the NJHMFA and in her role as CDO in Treasury.

Candice has over 20 years of multi-disciplinary leadership experience and has served in all three branches of State government, including serving in the Judiciary as the AOC’s Deputy Compact Administrator and Chief of Interstate representing both adult and juvenile Interstate Compacts. Candice holds a BA degree in Sociology from St. Lawrence University, a Master of Public Administration from New York University, and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Dale Vander Wall

nwilliams — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:31:43 +0000

Dale Vander Wall

nwilliams Wed, 09/20/2023 - 11:31

First Name

Dale

Last Name

Vander Wall

Job Title

Higher Education Industry Advisory, Salesforce

Dale is a Higher Education Industry Advisor at Salesforce, where he works with college and university leaders to help them understand the value of Salesforce for higher education. Before joining Salesforce, Dale had a 30-year career at the University of Maryland, College Park where he held a number of leadership positions in academic affairs, student affairs, and research administration. In his last role as assistant dean and COO of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dale led a comprehensive Salesforce implementation and was also instrumental in getting the campus to adopt Salesforce as its campus-wide CRM.

Paul A. Pavlou

nwilliams — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:11:24 +0000

Paul A. Pavlou

nwilliams Tue, 09/19/2023 - 16:11

First Name

Paul A.

Last Name

Pavlou

Job Title

Dean, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami

Paul Pavlou is the Dean of the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School. He is also the Leonard M. Miller University Chair Professor. Paul’s research has been cited more than 90,000 times by Google Scholar, and Thomson Reuters recognized him among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds’ based on an analysis of Highly Cited Researchers. Paul was ranked No. 1 globally in publications in top Information Systems journals from 2010 to 2016. He earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems and a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.

Paul is a Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society. He won several Best Paper Awards for his research, including the Sheth Foundation Award for Long-Term Contributions to Marketing’s published in the Journal of Marketing (2019), and the Maynard Award for the Most Significant Contribution to Marketing in the Journal of Marketing (2015), to name a few. Paul received $3,500,000 in grants from funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF). His research appeared In top journals and his research spans several disciplines (information systems, data science, marketing, operations management, and management sciences) with emphasis on artificial intelligence, business analytics, and digital strategy.

Jane Connell

nwilliams — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:06:53 +0000

Jane Connell

nwilliams Tue, 09/19/2023 - 16:06

First Name

Jane

Last Name

Connell

Job Title

SVP & CIO, Verizon

Senior executive & leader with a long-term record of success driving business/digital transformations & implementing change to achieve core organizational, operational/ business development targets. Expertise includes understanding business needs & identifying the right tech solutions to address them; creating new business models/capabilities & vendor partner networks; delivering service management solutions & strategic use of digital automation. Passionate about business enablement, people experience, workforce of the future & advancement of D&I (focus on Women’s Leadership & STEM).

Jane is currently SVP and CIO of corporate functions for Verizon. She is commissioned to deliver the enterprise function’s transformation agenda enabling current and future state solutions leveraging cloud and SAAS while re-engineering the business processes and Verizon operating models.

Prior to joining Verizon, Jane was SVP and CIO of corporate functions for State Street Bank in Boston. She was commissioned to deliver the enterprise function’s transformation agenda enabling current and future state solutions leveraging cloud and SAAS while re-engineering the business processes and State Street operating models. The Corporate Chief Information Officer was a newly created position focused on the global enterprise level to create a portfolio of investments that horizontally integrates the bank across lines of businesses and drives simplification and standardization improving quality, cost, reliability and regulatory compliance.

Previous to State Street, Jane had impressive tenure with Johnson & Johnson starting in 1991. She held progressive roles in Supply Chain Operations. Multiple leadership positions and achievement-based tenure culminated with her final role as VP & CIO Corporate. Appointed to serve as Sr Tech Executive on a cross- functional Board commissioned to transform/create a new operating model for J&J’s future competitiveness, provided the required thought leadership & led execution of technology strategies that delivered organizational agility, process automation & virtualization of how work gets done. Transformation included multi-functional shared service centers in all regions, creation of a talent strategy changing the demographics of future workforce strategies & the financial profile to compete globally on cost/talent. Led DI and Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Jane has her BS, Business Admin, Rider University; completed the Smith College Executive Program for Women; certified Process Six Sigma Greenbelt. She has served on the Red Cross of NJ Board and is now currently on the Rutgers University LDSP Advisory Board. Jane has also been nationally recognized by various industry organizations.

Venkat Mummalaneni

nwilliams — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:44:41 +0000

Venkat Mummalaneni

nwilliams Tue, 09/12/2023 - 14:44

First Name

Venkat

Last Name

Mummalaneni

Job Title

Senior Associate Dean, School of Business, Virginia State University

Dr. Venkat Mummalaneni serves as the Senior Associate Dean at the Reginald F. Lewis College of Business, Virginia State University. Currently, he is also the Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing. He received his MBA degree from IIM, Calcutta and Ph. D. IN Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests lie at the intersection of Relationship Marketing, Business-to-Business Marketing and emerging technologies, areas critical to the understanding and adapting to the rapidly evolving business landscape.

He taught at universities in New York and Singapore earlier in his career. For the last 15 years, he has been deeply involved with the AACSB accreditation efforts of the College of Business at Virginia State University and played a key role in the preparation of self- evaluation reports.

Leonardo (Len) DeCandia

nwilliams — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:21:48 +0000

Leonardo (Len) DeCandia

nwilliams Tue, 08/22/2023 - 13:21

First Name

Leonardo (Len)

Last Name

DeCandia

Job Title

Former Chief Procurement Officer, President, Johnson and Johnson Services, Inc.

Leonardo (Len) DeCandia is an award-winning supply chain/procurement expert and educator with 40+ years of experience, including 25 years at the C-level at four Fortune 100 companies. Across multiple industries, Len is widely regarded as a pioneering, visionary leader with exceptional organizational skills and a stellar performance record in driving large scale transformations that deliver significant P&L impact. Len retired at the end of 2022 as Global Chief Procurement Officer at Johnson & Johnson and previously held roles as Chief Supply Officer and Chief Procurement Officer at Estée Lauder, AmerisourceBergen and Roche Pharmaceuticals. He is passionate about advancing supply chain’s global practices with a laser focus on driving growth and delivering value for positive share impact.

As a pioneer in supply chain practices and education, Len is the Founding Chair of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University (Established in 2000). He also helped launch both the undergraduate and graduate programs in supply chain management. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Rutgers Business School Advisory Board (BSME/MBA) and is an adjunct professor teaching the Rutgers Executive Education module on the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. Len was recognized as the Global Chief Procurement Officer of the Year in 2021 for his leadership efforts during the COVID pandemic and was honored in 2022 with both the Global Procurement Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award and the Rutgers Business School Distinguished Alumni Award.

Len currently serves as an Executive Board Advisor to Arkestro, Inc. and as a Strategic Board Member to Transparent Energy. He volunteers as an advisor to the World 50 Group where Len’s knowledge and vast experience is valued by companies seeking to transform their supply chain management processes for productivity, governance and digitization. Len resides in Princeton, NJ and enjoys spending quality time with his family. He continues to publish papers on advanced supply chain practices and technologies

Thomas Bartlett

nwilliams — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:13:40 +0000

Thomas Bartlett

nwilliams Tue, 08/22/2023 - 13:13

First Name

Thomas

Last Name

Bartlett

Job Title

President and CEO, American Tower Corp.

Thomas A. Bartlett is the President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower Corporation. Mr. Bartlett joined American Tower in April 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During his prior 25-year career with Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies and affiliates, he served in numerous corporate, operations and business development roles, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic International Wireless, where he was responsible for wireless activities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. In addition, Mr. Bartlett served as CEO of Iusacell, a publicly traded, nationwide cellular company in Mexico; CEO of Verizon's Global Solutions Inc., a global connectivity business providing lit and dark fiber services primarily to global enterprises; and as an Area President for Verizon’s U.S. wireless business, responsible for all operational aspects of the business in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Mr. Bartlett also served as the Corporate Treasurer and Controller with Verizon Communications, Inc. He began his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. Mr. Bartlett is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Board of Governors, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust (NAREIT) Executive Committee and the Business Roundtable. He served on the Board of Directors of Equinix, Inc. from April, 2013 to August, 2021 where he served on the audit committee and was chair of the finance committee. He currently sits on the Samaritans advisory council, is on the Board of Advisors of the Rutgers Business School and is on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presidential CEO Advisory Board. Mr. Bartlett is also an ordained Deacon in the NJ Diocese of the Episcopal church. He earned an M.B.A. from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University.

Sandy Balkin

nwilliams — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:10:39 +0000

Sandy Balkin

nwilliams Tue, 08/22/2023 - 13:10

First Name

Sandy

Last Name

Balkin

Job Title

SVP Strategy and Analytics, Royalty Pharma

Sandy Balkin is SVP Strategy and Analytics at Royalty Pharma where he is responsible for building and managing a cross-functional team charged with leveraging data to identify and support investment identification and valuation. Prior to joining Royalty Pharma, Sandy was Managing Director and Leader of the Truist Securities’ Data Science and Engineering research team developing capabilities in data science, machine learning and alternative data and integrating them into quantamental investment research. Over his career, he has built and led advanced business analytics functions at top pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Sanofi.

Sandy has a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Penn State University, a Master of Arts in Statistics from Penn State University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and Economics and Music from Lafayette College, where he graduated with honors. Sandy currently holds adjunct faculty positions at New York University and Columbia University.

Anthony Wheeler

nwilliams — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:35:33 +0000

Anthony Wheeler

nwilliams Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:35

First Name

Anthony

Last Name

Wheeler

Job Title

Dean, School of Business, Widener University

Anthony R. Wheeler serves as a professor of management and Dean of the School of Business Administration at Widener University in Chester, PA. He has previously held professor and administrative positions at West Chester University, Bryant University, and the University of Rhode Island. Professor Wheeler began his academic career as a human resources professor at California State University, Sacramento before assuming a similar position at Bradley University. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, College Park and earned both his masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Wheeler has extensive HRM and change management consulting experiences for non- and for-profit organizations, including government agencies, small manufacturing companies, high tech companies, and Fortune 500 companies. His research focuses on employee turnover and retention, employee stress, burnout, and engagement, and leadership. He recently authored the book entitled “HR without people? Industrial evolution in the age of automation, AI, and machine learning.”

Dr. Wheeler has made several appearances in international, national, and local media, including the Washington Post, the Financial Times, Inside Higher Education, and BBC Radio. Dr. Wheeler also serves on the Curriculum Innovation advisory board for the Future Talent Council in Stockholm, Sweden.

Deborah F. Spake

nwilliams — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:31:10 +0000

Deborah F. Spake

nwilliams Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:31

First Name

Deborah F.

Last Name

Spake

Job Title

Dean, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University

Deborah joined Kent State University as dean in 2013. Prior to her academic career, she was the marketing research director of a publishing company and, later, worked for consulting firms specializing in marketing research and strategic planning. She has served on the Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC) of AACSB, as President of the MidAmerican Business Deans Association, and as Executive Director of the Society for Marketing Advances. She is a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association - Higher Education SIG – Lifetime Achievement Award. She completed the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Educational Management (IEM) program and earned her PhD in marketing from the University of Alabama.