Saby Mitra named next dean of Goizueta Business School

Saby Mitra named next dean of Goizueta Business School

Saby Mitra named next dean of Goizueta Business School

https://news.emory.edu/stories/2026/06/saby-mitra-named-next-dean-goizueta-business-school

Publish Date: 2026-06-11 15:46:00

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An established leader in business education

As dean of the Warrington College of Business, a role he has held since 2020, Mitra oversees the undergraduate Heavener School of Business, the Hough Graduate School of Business and the Fisher School of Accounting.

During his tenure, Warrington has seen significant financial progress, building a solid foundation through program growth, philanthropy and alumni engagement and increased university allocations. He has positioned the school at the forefront of AI and analytics education by embedding AI-focused courses across the curriculum, expanding graduate offerings and recruiting new faculty members with specialized expertise at the intersection of AI and business. 

He enhanced the undergraduate program through the creation of professional development initiatives designed to build career readiness, communication and leadership competencies, alongside significant investments in career services and coaching. During his tenure, Warrington also opened two new locations in downtown Miami and Jacksonville for graduate program delivery.

Under his leadership, Warrington reinforced its position as a national leader in online business education, with U.S. News & World Report ranking its online bachelor’s degree program No. 1 in the nation and its online MBA program No. 5, while expanding opportunities for working professionals through the launch of several new online master’s degree programs. 

Prior to joining Warrington, Mitra spent 27 years at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, most recently as senior associate dean of programs and senior associate dean of faculty and research. There, he leveraged relationships with the Colleges of Engineering, Computing and Design to develop a dual degree program (MBA – MS/PhD) for students seeking to learn at the intersection of business and technology. He also established an MD – MBA with Morehouse School of Medicine and created experiential tracks in the MBA…

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