Alex Triantis has been appointed dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Dean Triantis has been part of the Smith family since 1995, first as a professor of finance, then as chair of the finance department and co-founder of the Center for Financial Policy, and now as the eighth dean of the Smith School of Business.

Dean Triantis has been an integral part of our educational and outreach mission over the past 18 years. A popular teacher, he has received many awards for teaching excellence. As a highly regarded expert in the area of financial strategy and corporate finance and valuation, he publishes regularly in top journals and has consulted for industry and government clients such as Dupont, Ernst & Young, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Morgan Stanley, the U.S. Dept. of Energy, and the World Bank.