PAVLOU TAKING THE REINS AT BAUER

Paul A. Pavlou, a highly regarded researcher and expert on digital business strategy, has been named dean and Cullen Distinguished Chair of the C.T. Bauer College of Business.  

Previously, Pavlou served in a leadership position at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, where he was also the Milton F. Stauffer Professor and co-director of the university-wide Data Science Institute.

“I look forward to working with all stakeholders to enhance the visibility of the college – locally, nationally and globally,” said Pavlou, who began this summer. “Becoming a top public urban college of business aligns with the vision of UH becoming one of the nation’s top public urban universities.”

Pavlou himself is a respected researcher, with work spanning several disciplines focusing on data science, business analytics and digital business strategy. His research has been cited about 35,000 times by Google Scholar. Pavlou was named No. 1 in the world for publications in the top two information sciences journals (MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research) in 2010-2016.

He earned a Ph.D. in business administration and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Rice University.

“Our goal is simple but bold – to become a world-class business school in a world-class university in a world-class city,” he said.

— Amanda Sebesta