Office of the Dean
Our team is devoted to developing graduates ready to build rewarding careers.
The University of Northern Iowa College of Business has assembled a leadership team of highly qualified professionals with the skills and passion to maintain our culture of excellence and achievement. Commitment to students' learning and success drives them, and the college, forward.


You deserve the best business education.
UNI Business has been recognized as a Best Business School by the Princeton Review for over a decade. I take great pride in this recognition because its foundation is based on the feedback from our students. Our student satisfaction rating puts us in the top 20% of schools recognized by Princeton Review. As Dean, this recognition tells me our students believe we are achieving our core mission–which is student success.
I encourage you to visit the UNI campus. After you discover all that is offered by the University of Northern Iowa and this business college, I’m confident you’ll see that your potential as a student and soon-to-be business professional is limitless. Go Panthers!
College Leadership and Staff

Leslie K. Wilson
Dean
Professor of Management Information Systems
leslie.wilson@uni.edu
(319) 273-6240

Elaine Johnson
Director of Development
elaine.johnson@uni.edu
(319) 273-4444

Brett C. Olsen
Head of Finance; Head of Economics
Associate Professor of Finance
brett.olsen@uni.edu
(319) 273-2396

Ryan Randall
Director of Development
ryan.randall@uni.edu
(319) 273-7114

Atul Mitra
Professor and Head of Management
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Professor
atul.mitra@uni.edu
(319) 273-2237

Joseph Ugrin
Professor of Accounting, Head of Accounting
RSM US LLP Chair in Accounting
joseph.ugrin@uni.edu
(319) 273-7101