College Leadership

David P. Spalding is the Raisbeck Endowed Dean and a professor of finance for the Ivy College of Business.

He also serves as vice president for economic development and industry relations for Iowa State University. Before joining Iowa State in 2013, he served for eight years at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, most recently as senior vice president and senior advisor to Dartmouth’s president. Before entering higher education, Spalding had a 29-year career in finance in New York City. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth and his MBA from New York University.

Executive assistant:
Monica Sasse

Valentina Salotti is the associate dean for academic affairs and the Kingland MBA Professor.

She leads all undergraduate academic programs and the professional master’s programs, undergraduate and graduate student services, Business Career Services, the Writing and Speaking Center, and study abroad programs at the college. She is active in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for students, faculty, and staff at the college and university level. Her research has been published in premiere academic journals in banking and finance, such as the Journal of Corporate Finance and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Before joining Iowa State University in 2008, she was a doctoral candidate in banking and finance at the University of Bologna, Italy, where she received her PhD.

Assistant:
Julie Devine

Scott Johnson is the associate dean for research and academic personnel and the Thome Professor in Business.

He is a professor in management and entrepreneurship and oversees faculty research, the PhD program, faculty personnel issues, and IT. His research focuses on corporate governance, managerial cognition, the philosophy of science, and research methods. He is particularly interested in improving how the theories and methodologies used in governance research represent the complexity of real organizations. He has published in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies. He earned his PhD at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Assistant:
Julie Devine

Natallia Gray is the assistant dean for the Ivy College of Business.

She oversees undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs, assurance of learning for graduate programs, and student participation in case competitions. She is an associate teaching professor in management and entrepreneurship. She teaches courses on healthcare economics and healthcare quality management. Her research interests include health economics, policy, and behavior. Her work has been published in Health Services Research, Economic Analysis and Policy, and the Journal of Health Administration Education. Before joining Iowa State University, she was a faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University. She earned her master’s and PhD in health economics from the University of South Florida.

Brad S. Trinkle is the chair of the Department of Accounting and the Dean’s Fellow in Accounting.

He is a behavioral researcher focusing on information security, data analytics, and social media. His research has been published in leading accounting and information systems journals, including the Journal of Information Systems and the Journal of the Association for Information Systems. Before joining Iowa State University, he was an associate professor at the Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy at Mississippi State University, where he held the H. Devon Graham, Jr. Professorship. He earned his PhD at The University of Alabama and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees at East Tennessee State University. Read more about him.

Assistant:
Jennifer Finch

James R. Brown is the chair of the Department of Finance and the Debbie and Jerry Ivy Chair in Business.

His research explores the financing of research and development, corporate liquidity management, and the institutional determinants of innovation and economic performance. His research has been published in leading academic journals in finance and innovation studies, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, and Research Policy. He teaches courses on financial valuation and decision-making in the MBA and executive MBA programs. He earned his master’s and PhD from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Assistant:
Jennifer Finch

Kevin Scheibe is the chair of the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics and the Union Pacific Professor for Information Systems and Business Analytics.

His research interests include business analytics, IT privacy and security, supply chain risk, spatial decision support systems, wireless telecommunications, and IT outsourcing. His work has been published in Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Production Research, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. He earned his MBA from California State University and his PhD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Assistant:
Denise Gaska

Deidra J. Schleicher is the chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship and the John and Deborah Ganoe Professor of Management.

Her research in talent management has been published in several top journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Personnel Psychology, and others. Honors include: Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, University Faculty Scholar at Purdue, and Mays Research Fellow at Texas A&M. She has been associate editor at the Journal of Management and the Journal of Applied Psychology. She earned her master’s and PhD from Pennsylvania State University.

Assistant:
Joni Walston

Sekar Raju is the chair of the Department of Marketing and the Gerald and Margaret Pint Faculty Fellow.

Before joining Iowa State University, he was a faculty member at the University at Buffalo, New York (SUNY). His research examines topics in consumer-brand relationships, consumer food choices, and advertising effects. His work has been published in leading academic journals in marketing including the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Consumer Research, and the Journal of Consumer Psychology. He earned his master’s and PhD from The Ohio State University.

Assistant:
Joni Walston

Haozhe Chen is the interim chair of the Department Supply Chain Management and the Walker Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

He has a distinguished career as a researcher and teacher, and has been heavily involved in both faculty and student mentoring. His research has been published in prestigious journals, such as Transportation Journal, Journal of Business Logistics, and International Journal of Logistics Management, among others. His areas of expertise include supply chain integration, supply chain relationships, International logistics, and reverse logistics. He received his bachelor’s degree from Anhui University (Hefei, China), his MBA from the University of Alabama, and his PhD from the University of Oklahoma.

Assistant:
Denise Gaska