Francois Ortalo-Magne
Professor of Management Practice in Economics and Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Executive Dean (External Relations) (on leave from LBS)
PhD (Minnesota)
François Ortalo-Magné was the ninth Dean of London Business School, a position he has held between August 2017 and August 2024. As Chief Executive Officer of the School, he is implementing a plan to fulfil a vision of LBS as an engaged community walking the learning journey together.
Ortalo-Magné serves on the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council and on the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business. His research on the economics of land and housing markets has been published in leading academic journals and he has advised private, governmental and multilateral organisations around the world.
Ortalo-Magné was the Albert O. Nicholas Dean and Robert E. Wangard Professor of Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business. He grew up in France in the Pyrénées and on the family farm in the Lot Valley, before training as an agricultural engineer. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota and his first academic appointment was at the London School of Economics.
- fom@london.edu
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