Brock has appointed Associate Professor Barry Wright the next Dean of the Goodman School of Business.<\/p>\n
Wright \u2014 who has served as Interim Dean since July 1 \u2014 has been a faculty member in Goodman since 2003, previously serving as Interim Dean from December 2015 to June 2017, as well as Interim Associate Dean. He has also previously served as Director of the Niagara Community Observatory.<\/p>\n
From 2020 to 2022, Wright was seconded as CEO of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am absolutely honoured to be able to serve our Faculty in this capacity,\u201d says Wright. \u201cThe Goodman School of Business is well-known for its work-integrative learning approach, and its reputation only continues to grow in Canada and abroad. I\u2019m thrilled to be able to work with so many fantastic students, renowned scholars and world-class educators as Dean.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright\u2019s research at Goodman has largely focused on leadership and organizational change. In the surrounding Niagara community, Wright has served on numerous agencies and organizations, including as board chair of the Niagara Health, and a board member for Leadership Niagara and the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n