Three Women Appointed Department Chairs in the Florida Atlantic University College of Business

Hong Yuan has been named chair of the department of marketing. In her current role, she is working to establish the Business Insights Lab, which will elevate research within the department. Prior to joining the faculty at Florida Atlantic University, she was a professor of marketing at the University of Oregon.

Dr. Yuan graduated from Fudan University in Shanghi, China, with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems. She holds a master’s degree in applied economics and a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Michigan.

Anita Pennathur has been named interim chair of the department of finance. She is a professor of finance who primarily teaches graduate-level courses. Her research focuses on corporate governance, firm performance, and the regulation of institutions and markets.

Dr. Pennathur holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Alabama.

Ethlyn Williams has been named chair of the department of management programs. She is an associate professor of management whose teaching and research focus on transformational leadership, charisma, mentoring, team and shared leadership, and self-leadership.

Dr. Williams received her bachelor’s degree in management from the University of the West Indies. She holds a an MBA in finance and marketing and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Miami.