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Associate Dean, Sy Syms Undergraduate School of Business, Faculty Appointment and Tenure Consideration Possible
Yeshiva University
New York, NY · Posted 2026-09-09
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The chair you’re filling
Michael Strauss
Interim dean 2017–2019; again in 2025
- Education
- BBA, City College of New York; MBA, Baruch College, CUNY (1967)
- Career path
- American Express (12 yrs, EVP Travel Related Services) → turnaround CEO roles → Associate Dean Sy Syms 2011–2017 → Interim Dean 2017–2019, again 2025
- Known for
- Turnaround-management executive; Clinical Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Director, Rennert Entrepreneurial Institute
- The seat
- Internal hire — longtime Associate Dean; twice Interim Dean; succeeded as undergraduate dean by Elad Granot effective July 1, 2026.