Chapman University’s George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics Dean Reginald Gilyard will step down at the end of the academic year, next May.
Gilyard has been dean since 2012. He was previously partner and managing director in the Los Angeles office of Boston Consulting Group, a $5 billion global management consulting company.
He’s leaving to pursue his passions, he said.
“I’m stepping down in a year to take on the next big challenge. My passions, not new, are helping people in low-income situations and also veterans’ issues. I will be looking to spend more time on these either in the next role or in my free time.”
He noted the Argyros School was “top-ranked in both California and on the West Coast” by Bloomberg BusinessWeek; its national ranking by the magazine at No. 34 is its highest-ever.
Chapman has begun a national search to replace Gilyard.
Gilyard earned a B.S. degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an M.S. from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard University.
