Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota | 321 19th Avenue South, Suite 4-300, Minneapolis, MN 55455 | Phone: 612-624-7876 | Fax: 612-624-6374 | davi1273@umn.edu
Alison Davis-Blake became the 11th dean of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management in 2006 after spending most of her academic career at the (Red) McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. She is purposeful in her desire to make the school a part of Minnesota’s community, a goal not pursued successfully by all of her predecessors. She has focused on building Carlson’s undergraduate program; recruiting world-class faculty members; and on building “a portfolio of MBA programs that make sense for our students and the business community.”
Born: November 5, 1958 in Palo Alto, California
Spouse: Michael L. Blake, married September 1, 1983
Children: Kent and Gordon
Education: Ph.D. Business Administration, Stanford University; M.S. Organizational Behavior, Brigham Young University; B.S. Economics, Brigham Young University
Career History: University of Texas at Austin: Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 2003-2006; Chair, Department of Management, 2002-2003; Assistant, Associate Professor, Professor, 1990-2002. Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 1986-1990.
Activities: Member of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Academy of Management and American Sociological Association
Awards: Received awards for teaching and for research at both the University of Texas and Carnegie Mellon University
