John A. Elliott

Interim Provost &

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Auran J. Fox Chair in Business

UConn

John A. Elliott is Interim Provost of the University of Connecticut and the Auran J. Fox Chair in Business. He was previously the Dean at the UConn School of Business. Prior to that, he was the Dean at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY), Vice President of Baruch College, and the Irwin and Arlene Ettinger Professor of Accountancy.

Dean Elliott received his BS and MBA degrees from the University of Maryland and his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University. Prior to accepting the Deanship at the Zicklin School, he spent 20 years on the faculty at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, most recently as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Dean Elliott is a certified public accountant with professional experience as an auditor and consultant for Arthur Andersen & Co. and in the controller’s office of the Westinghouse Defense and Space Center.

In addition to his scholarly activities, Dean Elliott was recently elected Vice Chair-Chair Elect of AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. He also serves as Chair of The PhD Project Academic Advisory Council. He was the founding President of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and served on the AAA Financial Accounting Standards Committee, which responds to FASB exposure drafts and requests for comment on developing accounting issues and practices. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC); of the Hangar Theatre and the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y.; and of Neuberger Berman prior to its acquisition by Lehman Brothers.