Built @ Darla Moore Vision with Dean Verma
Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast · Dean Rohit Verma, Dr. Kasie Whitener
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Show Notes
Season 2 Episode 32
Built @ Darla Moore Vision with Dean Verma
- Host
- Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
- Guest
- Dr. Rohit Verma, Dean, Darla Moore School of Business
Rohit Verma is the Dean and USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor at the Darla Moore School of Business since August 1st 2023. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah, and a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Previously, he served as Founding Provost of VinUniversity in Vietnam, and held leadership roles at Cornell University, including Dean of External Relations and Executive Director of multiple research centers. Recognized as a Fellow of both the Production and Operations Management Society and the Decision Sciences Institute, Verma has received numerous awards for leadership, research, and teaching excellence. His work has been honored with top research paper awards, industry recognition, and lifetime achievement distinctions in service operations.
Dean Verma previously appeared on Moore Impact in October 2024. After completing his first year as Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business, he shared reflections on his experience, his vision for the school’s future, and how to build on its history of success.
Some topics include:
- Stronger reputational brand for the whole school
- Darla Moore Alumni features
- Developing leadership certificate program
- Formalizing leadership training in the classroom
- Learning to be a follower, team member and peer in leadership initiatives
- Creating pathways for USC students outside of business school to gain business knowledge
- Cross college partnerships in bringing diversity to the classroom
- Progress in new faculty hires
- Dean Verma’s own research developing index for aging society
Learn more about Dean Rohit Verma here
Learn more about the Darla Moore School here
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