Dallas 500 List of Influencers Includes Jindal School Dean
Dallas 500 List of Influencers Includes Jindal School Dean
Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management, was named to the 2021 edition of the Dallas 500, a list of “the most powerful business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth” compiled by D CEO magazine and presented in a special edition.
Pirkul’s mini bio notes he has been dean since 1996, spearheaded the building of the Jindal School’s two buildings, one in 2003 and one in 2013, and has watched enrollments triple during his tenure.
Pirkul is featured in the Education and Nonprofits section of the publication, along with UT Dallas President and Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership Dr. Richard C. Benson.
Friends and graduates of the Jindal School who also made the list are:
Herbert D. Weitzman, executive chairman of Weitzman, a full-service commercial real estate company. Weitzman, and his wife, Donna, made possible the Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate at the Jindal School.
Dr. Paul Hain, chief medical officer of GoHealth, is a member of the Jindal School’s advisory council.
Dr. Christopher Crow, co-founder and CEO of Catalyst Health Network and Stratifi Health, is a 2003 Executive MBA alumnus.
Dr. James (Jim) Walton, is president of Genesis Physicians Group and a lecturer in the Jindal School’s Healthcare Leadership and Management programs.
Lisa M. Ong, president, founder and CEO of Wishing Out Loud, is a 2014 MS in Management and Administrative Sciences alumna and a 2020 JSOM OWLIE Award winner.
Robert Shaw (not pictured), president of Columbia Realty Partners, earned a BS in Business and Public Administration in 1983.