Dr. Ujwal Kayande has been introduced as the new dean of Simon Fraser University (SFU) Beedie School of Business. He is currently an associate dean and professor of marketing at the Melbourne Business School in Australia and will join to SFU Beedie School of Business in January 2022.
Professor Ujwal Kayande has been teaching Business Analytics and Marketing Strategy at the Melbourne Business School since 2013. While he spent a part of his childhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Dr. Kayane returned to complete his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta in 1998. Afterward, he held faculty positions at Pennsylvania State University, Australian National University. Dr. Ujwal Kayande has received numerous accolades for teaching excellence and his research has been recognized by the American Marketing Association (Lehmann Award), European Marketing Academy (IJRM Best Paper), and the Australia-NZ Marketing Academy (Distinguished Researcher).
Dr. Ujwal Kayande, the new dean of Simon Fraser University (SFU)’s Beedie School of Business
“SFU Beedie has a wonderful community of inspiring students, alumni, faculty, and staff and an outstanding pedigree of innovation,” says Dr. Ujwal Kayande. “It is my aspiration to continue to foster innovative activities and grow the school’s reputation for innovative research and teaching. I look forward to being a part of the SFU Beedie community and working with all its stakeholders to make the school the best it can be.”
