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41 BizEd September/October 2014 AACSB, has announced his retire- ment. Under his leadership, AACSB has grown tremendously. The orga- nization has emphasized the impor- tance of developing international collaborations and has encouraged business schools to develop multi- continental alliances. He also has worked to increase the association's globalization and international expansion, incorporate technology into higher education, and enhance the value of accreditation. John Fernandes has said that "life isn't as it used to be for busi- ness schools, and it will never be the same. To be effective now, one must be a global player in the marketplace." As we select a new leader for AACSB, we must take this fact into account. The search process will be multifaceted. We are engaging AACSB members around the world to better understand the association's future and what it needs from its next CEO. In many ways, this selection process contrib- utes to CIME's Visioning Initiative, because the next CEO will guide the organization through its next phase of development, innovation, and growth. It is anticipated that final- ists for the CEO position will be selected in November, with the new CEO announced in January 2015. I look forward to working with the new AACSB leader. Exciting Change Is Underway As AACSB embarks on the next phase of its journey, I'm confident that the organization will be able to better serve business schools around the globe, who in turn will better prepare students for future work. The Visioning Initiative will provide context and a touch point for business schools to evaluate their curricula, research, faculty composition, and community engagement, among other aspects of their missions. Its findings will help support them as they consider how they might improve their service to students, the business world, and society. The 2020 Committee will enable AACSB to improve its understand- ing of how management education is evolving worldwide and make the necessary adjustments to serve schools across the globe more effec- tively. I'm honored to help lead the organization and our industry through this period of enormous change—as we define the nature of our North Star—and I look forward to sharing insights and develop- ments from these important initia- tives as they continue to unfold. Linda Livingstone is the 2014–2015 chair of the board of directors for AACSB International. On August 1, Livingstone became the new dean at The George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C. She came from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepper- dine University in Los Angeles, where she had served as dean since 2002. At Seattle University's Albers School of Business and Economics, we develop exceptional business leaders who work with honesty and integrity in their careers and in serving their communities. Nationally ranked by: • BusinessWeek (#1 in Macroeconomics) • U.S. News & World Report • The Princeton Review The best way to get ahead? PUT OTHERS FIRST www.seattleu.edu/albers