Paulo Goes became the 14th dean of the Freeman School in August 2021. A native of Brazil, Goes earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a master’s in production engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. After immigrating to the United States, Goes earned a master’s in operations research and a PhD in business administration from the University of Rochester.

Gary Hoover is the executive director of the Murphy Institute and a professor in the Department of Economics. Since 2012, Hoover has served as co-chair of the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession. He is also the current and founding editor of the Journal of Economics, Race and Policy, past vice-president of the Southern Economic Association, and a fellow of CESifo Group Munich.

Dr. Forman was appointed Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost in September 2016. He previously served as dean of the Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics at Emory University. He has held faculty and administrative appointments at Rice University, and has served as an instructor at MIT and as a visiting professor at the University of Burgundy, Harvard University and the Mathematical Research Institute. Dr.