Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business announced Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou will step down on June 30 after 11 years leading the school, with a background that includes six years as dean of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. Her tenure emphasized more experiential, industry-connected learning across programs and expanded international project work that pairs classroom study with partner companies abroad. In an exit interview, Bajeux-Besnainou highlighted Tepper’s push toward “collaborative AI” in coursework and an increase in capstone projects, describing a shift toward applied decision-making simulations rather than traditional abstraction. She also pointed to curriculum work tying AI ethics to frameworks students can use in real environments. The transition matters for business education leaders tracking how leading schools are reshaping management training for an AI-altered job market, while also addressing affordability, financial literacy, and retirement planning as learning priorities.