Alexander Triantis

Alex Triantis is the third dean of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He joined Carey as dean in 2019 and was reappointed to a second term in 2024. During his tenure, he has led the revision or launch of several programs and initiatives, including Carey’s reimagined STEM-designated full-time MBA and Flexible MBA programs, online MS programs in business analytics and real estate, and a large suite of dual degree programs with several schools within and outside of Johns Hopkins. 

Along with strong enrollment growth, Carey has achieved gender parity in its overall student body and across most of its programs. Carey’s reputation for innovative interdisciplinary research and impactful outreach has been further enhanced through new centers and initiatives launched in areas including the business of health, digital health and artificial intelligence, gender and work, human capital development, innovative leadership, and technology and society, with frequent events hosted in Carey’s new Washington, D.C. home near the U.S. Capitol at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center.

Before joining Carey Business School, Triantis served as dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2019, and as chair of the Finance Department from 2006 to 2011. Prior to joining the Smith School in 1996, he served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin and was a visiting scholar at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Triantis received his PhD from Stanford University and his BASc and MEng degrees from the University of Toronto. 

An expert in the areas of corporate financial strategy and valuation, Triantis has published articles in numerous prestigious academic journals, served on several journal editorial boards, and has consulted and led training for many multinational corporations. Businessweek named Triantis an Outstanding Professor at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Maryland, and he is a two-time recipient of Maryland Smith’s top teaching award for faculty.

Triantis currently serves as the immediate past chair of the board of AACSB, the global association of business schools. He has also served as vice president for global services for the Financial Management Association International.