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Dean, Boston University, Questrom School of Business
Boston University
Boston, MA · Posted 2026-09-09
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The chair you’re filling
Susan Fournier
2018–2026
- Education
- Ph.D. Marketing Florida 1994, M.S. Marketing Penn State 1983, B.S.B.A. Marketing UMass Amherst 1980
- Career path
- Western Horizons → Polaroid → Yankelovich Clancy Shulman → Young & Rubicam VP → Harvard Business School faculty → Boston University → Senior Associate Dean → Dean
- Known for
- Pioneered the consumer-brand relationships subfield in marketing; seminal Fournier (1998) 'Consumers and their Brands' (cited 12,000+ times)
- The seat
- Internal rise; first woman dean and first academic dean in 40+ years. Stepping down June 30, 2026, retiring end of calendar year.
- OpenAlex
- 90 works · 15,937 citations · h-index 28