Fordham University’s Donna Rapaccioli to Step Down as Dean of Gabelli School of Business Following a 15-Year Tenure in Academic Excellence for Business with Purpose
Following her highly successful tenure as the leader of the Gabelli School, Rapaccioli will return to a faculty position within the school and devote herself anew to teaching, learning and research.
- Following her highly successful tenure as the leader of the Gabelli School, Rapaccioli will return to a faculty position within the school and devote herself anew to teaching, learning and research.
- A Fordham alumna herself, Rapaccioli led the unification of Fordhams undergraduate and graduate business schools in 2015 to form the high-functioning Gabelli School of Business, named after Mario Gabelli, a 1965 Fordham business graduate, following a pivotal donation from Mr. Gabelli, Regina Pitaro, a 1976 Fordham graduate, and the Gabelli Family Foundation.
- The reputation and standing of the Gabelli School has been on a steady upward trajectory during Rapacciolis tenure.
- Following Dean Rapacciolis departure, Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., current professor and associate dean in the Gabelli School, will serve as interim dean beginning July 1, 2022.