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Paul Danos

Dean; Laurence F. Whittemore Professor of Business Administration

E-Mailpaul.danos@tuck.dartmouth.edu

Phone603-646-2460

DegreeCPA, State of Louisiana; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1974; MBA, University of New Orleans, 1968; BS, University of New Orleans, 1964


AREAS OF EXPERTISEAccounting, corporate governance, the business school industry

Selected Publications

Numerous articles and interviews on business education in the world press; Introduction to Financial Accounting, second edition, Richard D. Irwin, 1994; "The Use of Accounting Information in Bank Lending Decisions," Accounting, Organizations and Society, March 1989; "The Interaction of Science and Attestation Standard Formation," in Auditing: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Spring 1987; with E. Imhoff, Intermediate Accounting, second edition, Prentice Hall, 1986; "Long-Term Trends Toward Seller Concentration in the U.S. Audit Market," Accounting Review, Fall 1986; "Audit Industry Dynamics: Factors Affecting Changes in Client Industry Market Share," Journal of Accounting Research, Fall 1982

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Dean, Tuck School of Business, 1995–present; Senior Associate Dean, 1993–95, Associate Dean, 1991–93, Director, Paton Accounting Center, 1988–91, Arthur Andersen & Company Professor of Accounting, 1985–95, Professor, 1983–95, Chairman of Accounting, 1984–91, Assistant Professor, 1974–78, Associate Professor, 1978–83, School of Business Administration, University of Michigan

Nonacademic positions: Accountant in Charge, Chemical Division, Freeport Minerals Company, 1964–70

Board memberships: Current corporate board of directors: General Mills; previous corporate board memberships: BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.; current advisory board: Chairman of the Trustees of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management; previous advisory boards: University of Notre Dame College of Business Administration, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), Graduate Rassias Foundation Board of Overseers, LEAD Council of Deans

Research & Teaching Summary

Paul Danos has been dean of Tuck since 1995, enjoying one of the longest tenures as dean of a top-tier business school. Widely recognized as a preeminent expert in the field of business education, Dean Danos has served as director of several corporations, schools, and professional associations.

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