Dr. Karyl Leggio

“Loyola’s Sellinger School has long been the premier provider of business education in our region, and our reputation has only continued to grow under the leadership of our current Dean, Dr. Lee Dahringer,” says College President Brian F. Linnane, S.J. “Dr. Leggio’s knowledge and experience make her the ideal candidate to continue to lead the Sellinger School on pursuing its vision and reaching the goals that lie ahead.”

Dr. Leggio holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Kansas, as well as an MBA from East Tennessee State University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Strategic Management from Virginia Tech. She also completed the Management Development Program at the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education in 2007.

Dr. Leggio came to the Bloch School in 2001 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance and Risk Management and joined the full-time faculty the following year. Previously, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas from 1998-2001.

In addition to her academic work, Dr. Leggio has provided valuable consulting expertise to many corporate clients, including asset manager American Century, Sprint Corp., ProQuest Pharmaceuticals, and Aquila, a Midwest gas and electric utility.

Dr. Leggio is the co-editor of a book, Managing Enterprise Risk: What the Electric Industry Experience Implies for Contemporary Business, and has authored dozens of journal articles, book chapters and conference presentations.

“The excellent quality of Loyola’s faculty, students and staff really attracted me to this opportunity,” Leggio says. “When you have that strong of a group of people working together, great things happen. Loyola also has an extremely dedicated network of alumni who are eager to engage with the university in a positive way. I look forward to working to continue to enhance the strong reputation and relationships Loyola and the Sellinger School already have in the academic and business communities.”

Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, Loyola’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, led the search for the dean.

”Karyl Leggio brings Loyola a brilliant balance that will further goals related to the Sellinger School, from those of individual faculty and programs to those of the Baltimore and regional business communities to those of our undergraduate and graduate students,” says Snyder.  “Dr. Leggio’s intellect, acumen, and experience—and wealth of innovative ideas—make her a perfect fit for the Sellinger School and university as we forge new strategic partnerships and practice.”

The Sellinger School of Business and Management offers undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance; Business Economics; Marketing; International Business; Management; and Management Information Systems. The Sellinger School’s graduate programs include the part-time MBA, Executive MBA, MBA Fellows and a master’s in Finance program.