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Lawrence G. Singleton Concluding Term as Dean of the Lubin School of Business

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Lawrence Singleton will conclude his term as Dean of the Lubin School of Business on August 31, 2025. Having served as Dean since August 2020, his tenure has been marked by a period of innovation and significant fundraising, including the establishment of a new endowed professorship, support for accounting co-op students, and student scholarships.

“Larry is a forward-looking leader with a sharp focus on how business and business education are evolving. His dedication to providing students an unmatched academic experience has led to new ideas and important changes to business education at �鶹������ý,” said Lynda Hullstrung ‘89, Chair of the Lubin Advisory Board. “Larry has excelled at setting Lubin in a good place for future growth.”

Having started during the height of the COVID-19 global crisis, Singleton’s first two years at Lubin were marked by social distancing, masks, and meetings on Zoom. Singleton successfully led Lubin through this uniquely challenging time by working with faculty leaders to benchmark all of Lubin’s undergraduate and graduate programs and making needed changes to prepare Lubin for the future.

Singleton dramatically increased the school’s visibility through enhanced promotional efforts. He launched Lubin Business magazine to promote the school and restarted the Lubin Business Review (mothballed since Covid) to popularize faculty academic research. He also dramatically increased Lubin’s use of social media and online videos. He used these vehicles to promote everything, from faculty research to engaging current students and recruiting new ones.

During Singleton’ tenure Lubin raised more funds than during any previous �鶹������ý deanship, including a gift to establish the Mario Gabelli Endowed Anthony R. Pustorino Professorship in Accounting, a multi-million-dollar endowment for accounting student support, and a major planned gift from a Lubin alumnus. He also raised significant funds to support student scholarships, both endowed and current use.

He put in place a process that required new program proposals to include well-reasoned proforma financial plans and external validation, and sunsetted many programs that were underperforming. Under his leadership Lubin developed new STEM programs, with a particular focus on graduate programs. These programs are particularly attractive to international students due to the opportunity for three years of Optional Practical Training in the United States, and Lubin is experiencing a great deal of success.

Lubin’s new MS in Accounting Data Analytics and Technologies program experienced over a seven-fold increase in applications. He also led the effort to develop other STEM programs with analytics themes. These programs provide significant new revenue streams while building the university’s reputation abroad.

Lubin developed a new interdisciplinary BBA in Business Technology (BizTech) and MS in Financial Operations and Technology (FinTech) programs in partnership with the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. These interdisciplinary programs strengthened faculty collaborations across schools while simultaneously addressing market demands.

Singleton developed relationships with the �鶹������ý area business community that provided opportunities for students across the university. He brought the Renewable Energy Conference – A Leadership Forum on Energy Policy, recognized as the premier renewable energy conference on the East Coast, with him to Pace. Partners include The Business Council of �鶹������ý State (the leading business organization in �鶹������ý State, representing the interests of large and small firms throughout the state) and The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute.

He partnered with The Business Council of �鶹������ý State and the Business Council of Westchester to develop the Pace Business Poll that assesses the business climate in downstate �鶹������ý, including the �鶹������ý City metro area. This builds Pace’s brand while providing students additional opportunities to interact with businesses in the area. Singleton expanded Lubin’s Small Business Development Center into Brooklyn, extending Pace’s reach beyond Manhattan and further building its reputation in �鶹������ý City.

Singleton successfully leveraged Pace’s �鶹������ý location for the benefit of students in many ways. Lubin hosted Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital, for a finance focused event, and Tim Ryan, then PwC US Chair and Senior Partner, for a fireside chat focusing on DEI initiatives in his firm. He also recruited new members to the Lubin Advisory Board who are leaders in their fields.

He regularly hosts Dean’s Roundtable and Executive in Residence programs to successfully engage successful alumni and other �鶹������ý area leaders and provide additional opportunities for engagement and philanthropy.

Larry is a forward-looking leader with a sharp focus on how business and business education are evolving. His dedication to providing students an unmatched academic experience has led to new ideas and important changes to business education at �鶹������ý,” said Lynda Hullstrung ‘89, Chair of the Lubin Advisory Board.

Under Singleton’s leadership Lubin provided significant experiential learning via Lubin’s Center for Student Enterprise, which provides experiential learning opportunities for students on Pace’s Pleasantville campus. The newest student run business, the Pace Business Poll, provides students an opportunity to solicit opinions about important issues facing businesses in downstate �鶹������ý.

He worked with Sixth Street Partners to develop the Wall Street Acceleration Program that engages investment banking professionals and provides additional banking opportunities for finance students and oversees a Winter Internship Co-Op Program that allows accounting students to work full-time at Big Four and other firms without falling behind in their studies. Students earn while experiencing what public accounting is like during the traditional busy season.

Singleton joined the Lubin School of Business from Marist College (Now Marist University), where he was Dean of the School of Management and Professor of Accounting and International Business. He previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and accounting faculty member in the School of Business at The George Washington University. He has also held faculty positions at Peking University in China and Grenoble School of Business in France. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Virginia) and Certified Global Management Accountant and has significant industry experience. He worked in the Washington office of Ernst & Young (EY) and has consulted with many leading organizations in many industries, including Nasdaq, Harley Davidson Motor Company, Siemens and Roche.

Singleton has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including Beta Gamma Sigma (Audit Committee Chair), the Mid-Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (President), the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Accounting Association (President), the Human Resource Certification Institute (Finance Committee Chair) and The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute.

At the conclusion of his term, Singleton will take a sabbatical to focus on entrepreneurial ventures.