| The Nation’s Premier Defense-focused Business Management & Public Policy School for Graduate Education & Research | ||
| Faculty: “A Unique Blend to Perform GSBPP's Academic Mission” | ||
The GSBPP faculty is unique in its composition, combining individuals with varying academic, professional, practitioner, and service backgrounds to provide relevant graduate instruction and research programs. Academics & Professionals: GSBPP has 66 full-time faculty who are drawn from a wide variety of academic disciplines. A majority of the faculty holds doctoral degrees from the nation's more distinguished universities. In addition to the academics, practitioners are an integral part of the faculty. In keeping with our mission, we employ highly qualified practitioners on a full-time basis to enhance the relevance and quality of our programs. All full-time practitioners have at least a master's degree and have been recognized as accomplished professionals in their fields. Civilian & Military: A combination of top notch civilian faculty combined with active and retired military officers provides GSBPP with expertise both within and beyond the DoD. The civilian faculty provides the theoretical and academic expertise enhanced by numerous contacts throughout the Navy and Defense community, while the military faculty provides recent DoD experience, and professional and operational expertise. Business & Government: The GSBPP faculty blends backgrounds from both the private and public sectors. More than half of the faculty come with academic and/or professional experience from the business world. More than half come with academic and/or professional experience in the public sector. Instruction & Research: GSBPP faculty are expected to excel in teaching as well as conduct significant research that is relevant to the Department of Defense. Faculty members maintain high degree of connectivity with sponsors of instructional and research programs. Almost all faculty work year round, teaching two quarters and conducting research and/or engaging in administrative work for the other two quarters. | ||
| Acquisition Management | Financial Management | |
John T. DillardWall RADM James B. Greene, USN (Ret.) Lt Col Timothy G. Hawkins, USAF LCDR Bryan Lundgren, USN Dr. Walter E. Owen | Area Chair: Dr. Kenneth J. Euske Dr. Stephen C. Hansen Dr. Nayantara Hensel LCDR Matthew Jacobs, USN Dr. Amilcar A. Menichini | |
| Management | Manpower & Economics | |
Area Chair: Dr. James E. Suchan Dr. Kathryn Aten Dr. Marco S. DiRenzo Dr. Kenneth W. Thomas, Emeritus Enterprise Management | Area Chair: Dr. Stephen L. Mehay Dr. Reuben T. Harris, Emeritus Dr. Dina Shatnawi | |
| Operations & Logistics | GSBPP Leadership | |
GSBPP Dean GSBPP Associate Deans Alice Crawford, Faculty Affairs CAPT Barbara G. Ford, Military Dr. Raymond (Chip) E. Franck, Academic Operations | ||
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