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Leadership

Executive Team

The Executive Team consists of Dean Ken Colwell along with the Director of Administration & Student Services, Chairs of our three departments, the Associate Deans of External Relations and International Programs, and the Director of Community Engagement.

Ken Colwell
Dean of College of Business
(361) 570-4241

Rhiannon Smith
Dir, Admin & Student Services
(361) 570-4232

Ronald Salazar
Associate Dean of External Relations
(281) 396-3750

Kaveh Moghaddam
Director of Community Engagement
(281) 396-3747

Jifu Wang
Associate Dean of International Programs & Chair, Management Dept.
(281) 396-3762

Xavier Garza-Gomez
Chair, Finance/Economics/Marketing Dept.
(281) 396-3766

Wei-Chih (Danny) Chiang
Chair, Accounting Dept.
(281) 396-3755

Meet the Dean!

Meet the Dean! Ken Colwell is Professor of Management and Dean of the College of Business. He was previously Dean of the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University and the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University/Brooklyn. Prior to taking his decanal post, he was Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at the University of Miami School of Business Administration and a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at Drexel University. He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Oregon and an MBA from San Francisco State University. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller The Quickstart Guide to Starting a Business and has been working with startup ventures for over 20 years as an entrepreneurship professor, consultant, coach, and entrepreneur.

Dean’s Advisory Board

Dean Colwell’s Advisory Boards in Victoria and Katy consist of successful entrepreneurs and executives who help the Dean with his community engagement efforts and advise him on critical matters such as which programs meet the needs of local businesses and making our students ready for employment upon graduation.