I immediately felt at home at DePauw.
-Kate Pederson
John Clarke is the inaugural dean of the School of Business and Leadership and a professor of business. Dr. Clarke comes to DePauw from the Tulane University Freeman School of Business, where he was the Paul A. Callais Professor in Entrepreneurship and the John B. Elstrott Professor in Management.
Clarke comes to DePauw with broad administrative, teaching and industry experience at top academic institutions and consulting firms. This, in addition to his vast international experience, will help DePauw shape a new direction for business and leadership education firmly grounded in our nearly 200-year-old liberal arts tradition.
John Clarke previously served as associate dean for academic operations at Tulane’s Freeman School, where he was integral in developing educational programs and corporate partnerships. Prior to Tulane, Clarke was the assistant dean for strategic initiatives at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
As the dean of the School of Business and Leadership, Clarke will lead a team of distinguished faculty and staff in providing a rigorous curriculum built on the foundation of DePauw’s liberal arts tradition. This tradition steeps students in leadership skills, critical thinking, problem solving, breadth of knowledge, creativity, communication and global citizenship. New areas of study include finance, business analytics and entrepreneurship. DePauw’s existing majors in economics and actuarial science are listed through the school.
“In addition to the compelling legacy of academic excellence at DePauw and the reputation of its faculty, students and alumni, I was inspired by the vision in the Bold and Gold Strategic Plan,” Clarke said. “DePauw is an institution that is going places, and the community is united behind these ambitious goals. Higher education institutions are facing many challenges; DePauw is stepping ahead of its peers and taking bold steps to build for the future.”
I immediately felt at home at DePauw.
-Kate Pederson
DePauw’s legacy of academic excellence and the reputation of its faculty, students and alumni create a compelling story for the School of Business and Leadership. Learn more about DePauw, the School of Business and Leadership and begin your transformative journey by visiting our admission page.
