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Dean Tom Campbell Returns to Haas School of Business


Tom Campbell is resuming his duties as Bank of America Dean of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, today, November 21, 2005. Campbell went on a one-year leave of absence from the Haas School in November 2004 after being appointed Director of Finance of the State of California by Governor Schwarzenegger.

Tom Campbell became dean of the Haas School in August 2002. Campbell is an economist and lawyer who served five terms as a congressman representing the Silicon Valley and also served as a California state senator. Prior to joining the Haas School, he was a law professor at Stanford University for 19 years.

Professor Richard K. Lyons, who served as acting dean for the past year, will take on the role of executive associate dean and will assist the school in several important areas, including strategic planning, development, and planning for the construction of new facilities.

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For more information, please contact Ute Frey at the Haas School at 510-642-0342 or at frey@haas.berkeley.edu.