THE HULT DEANS
Dr. Francesco Masetti-Placci
Dr. Melissa Willby
Dean, Shanghai Campus
Dean Undergraduate Programs, London Campus
Francesco has over 25 years’ professional experience in
both industry and academia. He was VP for Technology,
Strategy & Marketing for Alcatel-Lucent and recently VP
for an operational consulting firm. He has lectured at the
University of Bologna, Polytechnic of Milan, Chalmers
University, and Skema Business School. Francesco
is involved in various start-ups, has written 100-plus
articles, and holds ten international patents.
The Shanghai Campus is full of international students’ enthusiasm
and the urban energy of a growing global city: few can represent
fairly the thoughts and feelings of so many people, nationalities, and
ethnicities gathering together.
Melissa Willby came to Hult from Syracuse University
in London, where she rationalized and expanded the
institution’s internship program and developed links with
a wide variety of London businesses, charities, NGOs,
and local schools. Prior to this, she lectured for a number of international and study abroad universities and
colleges as well as serving on the Board of Directors for
the Soup Kitchen at ACL.
Dr. Henrik Totterman
Dean, Boston Campus
Prior to joining Hult Dr. Henrik Totterman worked several
years at Hanken School of Economics in Finland. Henrik
has been a member of the Aalto University Start-Up
Center Steering Committee and a McKinsey-initiated
Venture Cup University Coordinator. Henrik has experienced the excitement of new business creation, growth,
and business turn-arounds from a young age, as he is
the fifth generation of entrepreneurs in his family.
Francesco Masetti-Placci
Lawrence Louie
Dean, San Francisco Campus
As the founder of Alibris, Professor Louie transformed it
from a start-up to a highly successful online retailer. He
went