Job Details

Dean of the Undergraduate School

Babson College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

THE SEARCH

Babson College, the No. 1 institution in the nation for undergraduate entrepreneurship education and No. 2 in the Wall Street Journal's 2025 Best Colleges in America rankings, seeks an innovative, strategic, and student-centered leader to serve as its next dean of the undergraduate school. The incoming dean must be committed to the undergraduate student experience, playing a pivotal role in ensuring that all undergraduate students have a transformative educational experience, contributing to Babson's mission to prepare and empower entrepreneurial leaders who create, grow, and steward sustainable economic and social value everywhere. The dean will build upon Babson's strong history of teaching excellence and its integration of theory and practice that has distinguished it as a leader in innovative, influential, and effective education.

The Babson curriculum emphasizes "Entrepreneurial Thought and Action", a methodology that teaches students to balance action, experimentation, and creativity with a thorough understanding of business concepts, rigorous analysis, and a broad and deep general education as the ideal approach to creating economic and social value. One of the key strengths of the undergraduate program is the depth of the liberal arts, quantitative methods, and science courses. Babson students take classes in the arts, sciences, applied mathematics, humanities, and social sciences throughout their four-year program, and many of these courses are multidisciplinary, regularly integrating business topics. Undergraduate students can choose from more than 26 concentrations within Babson's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree. The fundamental business skills, combined with a sound liberal arts education and entrepreneurial mindset, prepare Babson students with educational breadth and depth that empowers them to make a difference on campus and around the world. A commitment to experiential education â€" required of all undergraduates â€" prepares students for influential careers and contributes to strong student outcomes.

Reporting to the provost and serving as a member of the President's Council, the dean of the undergraduate school will provide overall strategic and operational leadership for undergraduate academic programs, ensuring an innovative and inclusive academic and student experience. The dean is responsible for defining and advancing the vision for undergraduate education, fostering an environment of academic excellence, and strengthening the College's reputation as a global leader in entrepreneurial education. The dean will lead curricular development and innovation, as well as build on existing strategic internal and external partnerships while developing new and exciting connections to enhance the undergraduate experience and lead the conversation as Babson embarks on exciting new ideas as it develops the curriculum of the future.

Babson College has retained the executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist with this important search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications may be directed to the search firm in confidence, as indicated at the end of this document.

APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/babson-college/dean-undergraduate-college. Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.

Greg Esposito, Partner

David Grimes, Senior Associate

Isaacson, Miller

Babson College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to enhancing inclusive excellence. Candidates who believe they can contribute to this goal are strongly encouraged to apply.