At the age of 43, Professor Gerard George is all set to be the youngest dean of SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB).  Prof George, who will join SMU on January 1, 2015 for a five-year term, is currently Deputy Dean of the Imperial College Business School and the Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre. Prof George has a vision and mission to make LKCSB one of the top 20 in the world, in terms of thought leadership, quality of teaching and student experience.  Prof George wants to build an entrepreneurial eco-system, as well as strengthen the business school's integration with the community. SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer said that he was very happy to recommend Prof George to the SMU Board of Trustees because of his outstanding research and his talents as the Editor of one of the most important journals in his field.