Dean's Convocation

Dean's Convocation Presentation

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Education:

Ph.D, Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, 1979

MPA, Harvard, Kennedy School of Government, 1976

MA, Economics, Utah State University, 1975

BA, Economics and Political Science, Utah State University, 1973

Personal Biography:

Douglas Anderson is professor and first dean of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Prior to becoming dean, he was co-founder and Managing Partner of the Boston-based, Center for Executive Development (CED), a company that for twenty years was at the forefront of its field, offering customized executive education and guidance with large-scale, strategic change initiatives in the world's most complex organizations. His company has served many Fortune 200 companies, including AT&T, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Merrill Lynch, Florida Power & Light, PricewaterhouseCoopers, British Petroleum, Marsh, Random House, Reader's Digest, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, United Technologies, and the United States Internal Revenue Service. He worked with Lee Iacocca when his company was hired by Chrysler.

At USU Anderson earned a BA in economics and political science, magna cum laude, in 1973 and an MA in economics in 1975. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1979, where he first taught in the economics department and then for ten years was on the faculty of the Harvard Business School.

From 1981 through 1983, Dr. Anderson interrupted his academic career. He first served in Washington D.C. as Deputy Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury, where he provided support for the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs and the National Productivity Advisory Committee. From 1982 to 1983, he served as a director in corporate development for Bendix Corporation in Southfield, Michigan. In 1992 he was a candidate for the United States Senate in Utah.

A native of Logan, he has stayed actively involved with USU over the years, serving as a member and vice chair of the USU Board of Trustees, as a board member of the USU Research Foundation, and as a member of the Old Main Society.

Dr. Anderson and his wife, Katherine (Wirthlin Cannon), are the parents of seven children and nine grandchildren.

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Articles:

USU Trustees Approve New Dean for College of Business
Interview with Dean Anderson
Message from the Dean
Message from the Dean Spring 08 Huntsman Magazine
Message from the Dean Fall 07 BottomLine Magazine
Message from the Dean Winter 2006-2007 BottomLine Magazine