About Darden - Leadership - Darden School Academic Leadership

Darden's academic programs are led and supported by the School's academic and faculty leadership: the dean, senior associate deans, associate deans and academic directors. 

Yael Grushka-Cockayne
David M. LaCross Dean of the UVA Darden School of Business & Charles A. Abbott Professor of Business Administration 

Michael Albert
Faculty Liaison for the MSBA Program (2026-2027)

Greg Fairchild
Associate Dean for Washington, D.C., Area Initiatives & Dean and CEO of UVA Northern Virginia

Richard B. Evans
Senior Associate Dean for Research Services and Support

Meghan Murray
Academic Director for Darden's Executive Program

Chris Parker
Academic Director for Darden's Part-Time Program

Bidhan L. Parmar
Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Doug Thomas
Senior Associate Dean for the Full-Time MBA Program 

Melissa Thomas-Hunt
Vice Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs

Sankaran Venkataraman
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research

Raj Venkatesan
Academic Director, MSBA Program