Dear Members of the Bentley Community,

I’m pleased today to announce that Michael Johnson-Cramer, D.B.A, the founding director and former interim dean of the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University, has been named as the new Dean of Business and the McCallum Graduate School at Bentley. The appointment follows a nationwide search by a committee of faculty and staff from across the university and will take effect on July 1.

Michael is an expert in strategic management with extensive academic leadership experience. As dean, he will focus on academic innovation and raising Bentley’s national and international reputation. He will also continue the university’s efforts to build a graduate school portfolio that prepares students for the business world of tomorrow. Dr. Johnson-Cramer will join Provost Lynne Rosansky, Ph.D., and Dean of Arts & Sciences Rick Oches, Ph.D, on the university’s academic leadership team.

At Bucknell, Michael led the creation of the School of Management, which began inside the College of Arts and Sciences and became the Freeman College of Management. Under his direction, the School of Management achieved AACSB accreditation in three years, implemented an interdisciplinary curriculum serving 550 undergraduates, and concluded a successful, comprehensive capital campaign. He oversaw the transition to the College of Management in 2017, serving as the college’s interim dean.

Michael also served as associate dean of faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences, where he collaborated on faculty compensation, diversity and inclusion efforts, and academic policy issues. His research focus is on the intersection of strategy and business ethics, a field which has never been more important and one in which Bentley has long been a national leader.

Dr. Johnson-Cramer received his A.B. from Harvard, his M.B.A. from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, and his D.B.A. from Boston University. In addition to his experience at Bucknell, he served as assistant professor of management at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and as a lecturer at the Boston University School of Management and the Boston University School of Communications.

The search for a new dean of business was a months-long, intensive effort, and I’m grateful to all who played a role in bringing it to a successful completion. I’d like to thank Provost Lynne Rosansky for commissioning and guiding this search. I’d also like to thank the members of the search committee, including Chair Jane Fedorowicz, Chris Beneke, Catherina Carlson, Claude Cicchetti, Jonathan Ericson, Maureen Flores, James Pouliopoulos, Kartik Raman, Andrew Shepardson and Effie Stavrulaki.

Warm regards,
Alison