Leadership is their Business

The Dyson School administration—including our deans, program directors, and area coordinators—are renowned experts and industry-leading professionals. Together, with the rest of the Dyson faculty and staff, our leadership team guides our students through enriching academic experiences and into successful careers of doing business for good.


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Meet Dean Jinhua Zhao: The Business of Generating Ideas

Jinhua Zhao is a strong believer in collective excellence. Collaboration and inclusion, he says, are essential to generating ideas, expanding frontiers, and training future leaders. Passionate about using business skills to solve society’s most pressing issues, Zhao’s research interests include global climate change and technology adoption.

Learn More About Dean Zhao

The Dyson School Code of Culture

“Our Business is a Better World” means:

  • Excellence: We reach for the highest standards of learning, working, and contributing to the world.
  • Respect: We create a community where everyone can thrive and do their best work.
  • Responsibility: Our reputation rests on our integrity.

This motto guides the actions of our school community. We learn respectfully, collaborate responsibly, and act ethically in all that we do.

Learn Respectfully

The Dyson School is first an educational community. Diverse perspectives, differences of opinion, and lively debate are encouraged but always accompanied by active listening, dialogue, and respect for others.

Collaborate Responsibly

Dyson School students work collaboratively, assist others, and ask for help when needed. Competition can elevate our performance, but only if it is fair and friendly.

Act Ethically

At the Dyson School, we are truthful and transparent in all things.
We uphold the Cornell Academic Integrity Code and the University Code of Student Conduct.


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Innovation Takes Inclusion: Diversity at Dyson

Innovation happens when everyone’s ideas are heard, valued, and supported. Dyson embraces the diversity of faculty, staff, and students across the school, the College of Business, and the greater Cornell community. A range of enriching events, programs, and resources help foster a culture of belonging and develop principled and purposeful leaders.

See our Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Advisory Councils: Voices & Perspectives from the Cornell and Business Community

Our advisory councils strengthen academics, expand internship and career opportunities, and deepen our connection with the business community at large by bringing in diverse perspectives from students, alumni, and industry professionals.

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Dyson Executive Committee

The Dyson Executive Committee consists of academic leaders from the school who work collaboratively with the dean and the faculty body to innovate coursework, lead, and intellectually challenge students through rigorous courses and educational experiences.

Dyson Staff Leadership

The Dyson Staff Leadership Team is a dynamic group of professionals from the school and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Selected by the dean, these individuals have a vested interest in the operational and programmatic management of the school and work to ensure that the Dyson School is an organizational masterpiece.

Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC)

This team of undergraduate students was established in Spring 2022 with the express purpose of advising the Dyson Dean and other school leaders on the issues that matter most to our undergraduate student body. The members of Dean’s Student Advisory Council purposefully span class years, backgrounds, and interests to best represent the variety within the Dyson student body as a whole.

Dyson Advisory Council

The Dyson Advisory Council is comprised of alumni, employers, parents, friends, and other business leaders use their professional experience to guide and support Dyson academics, career development, fundraising, and overall strategy.

Dyson Recent Alumni Council (DRAC)

Alumni provide critical input to the school. The Dyson Recent Alumni Council, made up of alumni who’ve graduated within the past 10 years, advises school leaders, mentors students, provides admissions and recruitment guidance, and contributes to fundraising and inclusion efforts.

Agribusiness Advisory Council

Members of the Agribusiness Advisory Council hail from a variety of farms, companies, trade organizations, financial institutions, and government agencies. They use their business acumen and expertise in food and agriculture to guide coursework and career development.


The Latest from Dyson: News, Stories & Announcements

Dyson faculty, staff, students, and alumni use their knowledge, skills, and creativity to solve real-world problems locally, nationally, and globally. Read about the collaboration, innovation, service, and more happening at Dyson and beyond.

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October 4, 2024

Messaging May Overcome Bias Against Gene-Edited Foods

Consumers are less resistant to gene-edited ingredients when they learn about the technology's health and environmental benefits.

Rod Rotondi, Tiffany Washington, MBA ’12, and Eric Zilber ’16 discuss the importance of cultivating range with Suzanne Shu, dean of faculty and research at the SC Johnson College of Business.
September 27, 2024

SC Johnson College Panel Discusses ‘Expanding Your Range’

Your career can thrive when your path is not linear, says a panel of SC Johnson College alumni and business leaders.

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September 27, 2024

Workers Partner ‘Up’ To Better Themselves, Study Finds

A new study found that people tended to favor higher-paid collaborators – but only when they have superior skills and could teach them something.


Grow Your (Social) Network: Interact With Dyson

See the Dyson community making the world a better place in real-time by following us on Instagram. On LinkedIn, gain practical business insight, find career tips and opportunities, and connect with Dyson alumni and partners.