Why Zicklin

Zicklin Leaders

Office of the Dean

Paquita Davis-Friday
Interim Dean of the Zicklin School of Business

Paquita Y. Davis-Friday is the interim dean of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and a professor in the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy. She has previously served as Senior Associate Dean, Administration and Finance, and was the Executive Director of Graduate Programs in the Zicklin School from April 2013 until December 2017.

Paquita Davis-Friday

Marios Koufaris
Interim Associate Dean, Administration and Finance

Marios Koufaris is the interim Associate Dean for Administration and Finance in the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and a professor in the Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, where he served as Department Chair from July 2016 until December 2022. He has also served as the area coordinator for the PhD program in Information Systems.

Marios Koufaris

Kannan Mohan
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Innovation

Kannan Mohan is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Innovation and a Professor in the Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics. He has served as the Executive Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Zicklin School, the area coordinator for the PhD program in Information Systems, and as the interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. 

Kannan Mohan

Gwendolyn Webb
Associate Dean for Executive Programs

Gwendolyn Webb, PhD, is a Professor in the Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance and the Associate Dean for Executive Programs at the Zicklin School of Business. She is responsible for developing custom degree and non-degree programs designed to meet the educational needs of corporate executives.

Gwendolyn Webb

Simon Harley
Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment

Simon Harley joined the Zicklin School in November 2016 as Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment. He provides strategic direction for graduate student recruitment and leads the Office of Graduate Admissions. Simon is an advocate for expanding access to graduate education and has a commitment to providing student-centered services.

Simon Harley

Lillie Glenn
Director of Budget and Administration

Lillie Glenn joined Baruch College in April, 2014, as the Director of Budget and Administration for the Zicklin School of Business. In that role, her main duties include managing the day-to-day business operations, budget preparation and allocations, and providing oversight of financial transactions.

Lillie Glenn



Academic Directors

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Sonali Hazarika, Executive Director

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Helaine Korn, Executive Director 

PHD PROGRAM IN BUSINESS

Karl Lang, Executive Officer  

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS

Executive MBA: Andreas Grein, Academic Director

Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration: Alex Mills, Academic Director

Executive MBA in Human Resource Management: Stephan Dilchert, Academic Director

Doctor of Business Administration: Ana Valenzuela, Academic Director


 

Larry Zicklin, BBA ’57
Former Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board,
Neuberger Berman

Opportunity is a word that crops up a lot when you speak with Larry Zicklin (BBA ’57), who in 1997 (and many times since) made an investment in Baruch’s School of Business, which now bears his name. That investment gave the school unprecedented opportunity of its own.

Larry Zicklin, BBA ’57
Endowed Chairs
Dean's Advisory Council
Department Chairs