Dean Goes appointed to AACSB Board of Directors

Freeman School Dean Paulo Goes has been appointed to the Board of Directors of AACSB International. The one-year appointment was effective July 1.

Established in 1916, AACSB International (AACSB) is the world’s largest business education alliance, connecting educators, learners, and business to create the next generation of great leaders. With members in over 100 countries and territories, AACSB fosters engagement, accelerates innovation, and amplifies impact in business education.

As a board member, Goes will join a distinguished body of academics and business leaders charged with serving as stewards for AACSB and supporting its mission to advance quality business education and enrich an ever-changing workforce.

Goes was named dean of the Freeman School in 2021 after serving five years as dean of the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, where he built nationally recognized interdisciplinary programs in entrepreneurship and innovation, digital transformation, economics and business while prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. During his tenure, Goes implemented a new strategic plan and oversaw dramatic growth in the college’s online graduate programs in management information systems, cybersecurity, healthcare management and accounting. Prior to becoming dean, Goes served as the Salter Distinguished Professor of Management and Technology and head of the University of Arizona’s nationally ranked Department of Management Information Systems (MIS).