| John Camillus, Ph.D. |
He served as Associate Dean – the chief operating officer and chief academic officer of the Katz School – from 1982 through 1990; a period in which the School moved up about thirty positions in national rankings to achieve its highest-ever standings. He returned to administration in January 2007 as Executive Associate Dean. John earned his doctorate in business administration at Harvard Business School. He was a gold medalist in the Post-Graduate Programme ("MBA") at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and received the Bachelor of Technology degree (in mechanical engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. His research on strategic planning and management control has been funded by diverse organizations including the Touche-Ross Foundation, the Copeland Fund, the American Productivity and Quality Center and the National Science Foundation. He has published extensively in professional journals, including Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Long Range Planning and Management Science, served on several editorial boards, authored three books and co-authored a fourth. John has been a consultant to approximately seventy organizations, including Fortune 500 companies in manufacturing, chemical and energy industries, professional service firms, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations in the arts, museum, education, professional membership, economic development, foundation and health arenas. John is a Trustee of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and is on other Boards including the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the Andy Warhol Museum. His community service has been recognized by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and he has received the University of Pittsburgh’s “Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award.” He has been elected to the Sigma Xi scientific research society and the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, and has been cited three times by the Foundation for Administrative Research for “contributions to corporate and organizational planning.” He has received numerous awards in recognition of teaching excellence, including the "Best Teacher Award" at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the "Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award" at the University of Pittsburgh. |