Jo-Ann Rolle, Ph.D., is the Dean of the School of Business at Medgar Evers College.
Throughout the last two decades, Dean Rolle has been a results-oriented, collaborative, and accomplished executive in C level positions in both private and public institutions. She has developed teams that deliver new programs, increase funding sources and improve brand recognition. In 2015 the Network Journal recognized Dean Rolle as one of the 25 influential African American women in Business.
Dean Rolle has extensive executive leadership experience in higher education, corporate and federal government operations. Her background includes working in multiple Federal agencies; Harvard, Hampton and other academic institutions; IBM and consulting. In academic institutions she has been responsible for academic leadership, academic programs, and student affairs. She has launched multiple undergraduate and graduate degree programs. As an economist, she has taught courses in economics and entrepreneurship.; her areas of expertise include urban economics, human resources, and entrepreneurship.
At Medgar Evers College, under the leadership and support of President Rudy Crew, and Provost Augustine Okereke, Dean Rolle launched the Entrepreneurship & Experiential learning lab (EEL) in the fall of 2015. Since the EEL launch, Medgar Evers College teams have studied entrepreneurship in ten countries; published in excess of 10 papers; initiated four international agreements and in 2016 coached the first woman to win the CUNY-wide SmartPitch competition. Dean Rolle is sought after as an international keynote speaker on entrepreneurship and economic development.
Dean Rolle was one of the first African American women in the country to earn a Ph.d. in Economics awarded by Howard University, Washington, DC. She also holds a MA in Economics - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL and BBA in Management / Economics University of Miami.
Sub-specialties: Entrepreneurship,Minority & Women owned Businesses, Innovation & Creativity, Economic Development of under-served communities.
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