MIT Sloan School of Management Gets New Dean - Richard Locke PhD ’89

Richard Locke PhD ’89 is joining as the 10th dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. His appointment will be effective from July 1, 2025.

Study in US: MIT Sloan School of Management has appointed Richard Locke PhD ’89 as its 10th dean. He is a prominent academic administrator and scholar with a wide range of leadership experiences. His appointment will be effective from July 1, 2025.

While commenting on his appointment he said, “I am thrilled to be returning to MIT Sloan. It is a special place, with its world-class faculty, innovative research and educational programs, and close-knit community, all within the MIT ecosystem.”

“All of these assets give MIT Sloan an opportunity to chart the future — to shape how new technologies will reconfigure industries and careers, how new enterprises will be created and run, how individuals will work and live, and how national economies will develop and adapt. It will be exciting and fun to work with great colleagues and to help lead the school to its next phase of global prominence and impact," he added.

Richard Locke Appointed As 10th Dean At MIT After Extensive Search Process

To get its new dean, the institute searched extensively for the right candidate and evaluated internal and external candidates.

MIT President Sally A. Kornbluth commented, “MIT Sloan has been very fortunate in its leaders. Both Dave Schmittlein and Georgia Perakis set a high bar, and we continue that tradition with the selection of Rick Locke. Beyond his wide-ranging experience and accomplishments and superb academic credentials, I have come to know Rick as an outstanding leader, both from the years when we were both provosts and through his thoughtful service to the MIT Corporation. Rick has always impressed me with his intellectual breadth, personal grace, and fresh ideas. We’re delighted that he will be rejoining our campus community.”

Locke is a political scientist who conducted high-profile research in his career. He also worked towards bringing stakeholders together from multinational firms.

Kate Kellogg, the search committee's co-chair commented, “MIT Sloan occupies a rare position in the world as a management school connected to one of the great engineering and scientific universities. Rick has a strong track record of bringing faculty from different domains together, and we think he is going to be great at connecting Sloan even further to the rest of MIT, around grand challenges such as climate, AI, and health care.”

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