Former SCANCOR Director Named as New Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business

January 16th 2025

Former SCANCOR Director Named as New Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business

Soule was previously the director of SCANCOR from 2015-2017.

Sarah Soule has been named as the new dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business as well as the Philip H. Knight Professor effective June 16, 2025. It is an immense honor to have a former directors named as the new dean, and the SCANCOR community wishes Sarah all the best of luck in her new role.

Read the official press release here.

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