Brock has appointed Associate Professor Barry Wright as the next Dean of the Goodman School of Business.

Wright — who has served as Interim Dean since July 1 — 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.

From 2020 to 2022, Wright was seconded as CEO of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Wright’s 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 System, and a board member for Leadership Niagara and the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce.