Christine Riordan
Dean, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Professor, Department of Management, Daniels College of Business

Expertise
Leadership, factors that contribute to the effectiveness of leaders, leaders' impact on organizations, diversity in the workplace, discrimination, hostile work environments, women in leadership, women's careers, juggling work and family issues, and almost all workplace and employee issues.

Biography At-a-Glance
As dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, Chris Riordan leads a business operation of over $80 million and a global network of over 33,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni. Since Dean Riordan assumed the leadership role, Daniels has been ranked among the top business schools in the world by BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, Beyond Grey Pinstripes and the Financial Times. The College is in the top 15 percent of undergraduate programs and the top 5 percent of graduate programs among the approximately 590 business schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - International. In her role, she is also a rarity among AACSB schools, with only 17 percent headed by a female dean. From 2005-2008, Dr. Riordan was the Associate Dean for External Relations at TCU where she guided marketing, public relations, corporate relations and alumni relations, and oversaw the Tandy Center for Executive Leadership. She was the Luther Henderson University Chair in Leadership and a Professor of Management.

Dean Riordan has a national reputation as a leadership development and workplace diversity expert. Her research focuses on labor-force diversity issues, human resources, workplace issues, leadership development, leadership effectiveness and career success. Dr. Riordan consults regularly with corporations on strategic planning, leadership-development activities, diversity management and team performance. She also serves as an executive leadership coach for senior-level executives. And, she has served as an executive consultant for State Farm Insurance Companies for over ten years.

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Awards & Honors

• Featured by Fort Worth magazine of one of 14 brilliant minds in Tarrant County Texas, 2008
• "Top 40 under 40: Best and Brightest Young Georgians, " Georgia Trend
• 2005 Service Award
• 1999 Teacher of the Year Award
• Sarah Moss Fellowship
• Three Sanford Research Fellowships
• Sanford Faculty-Practitioner Grant
• Terry-Selig Research Fellowship

 Education:

• PhD, Organizational Behavior, Georgia State University
• MBA, Georgia State University
• TE, Textile Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology