Richard Locke PhD '89, a prominent scholar and academic administrator with a wide range of leadership experience, has been named the new dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. The appointment is effective July 1. In becoming the school's 10th dean, Locke is rejoining the Institute, where he previously served in multiple roles from 1988 to 2013, as a faculty member, a department head, and a deputy dean of MIT Sloan. After leaving MIT, Locke was a senior leader at Brown University, including seven and a half years as Brown's provost. Since early 2023, he has been dean of Apple University, an educational unit within Apple Inc. focused on educating the company's employees on leadership, management, and the company's culture and organization. 'I am thrilled to be returning to MIT Sloan,' says Locke, whose formal title will be the John C Head III Dean at MIT Sloan. 'It is a special place, with its world-class faculty, innovative research and educational programs, and close-knit...
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