Dean Mao in the News

2026

VSB Inspiring Minds Podcast
The Future of Work: Keeping Up with the Pace of Change
Spring 2026

2025

AACSB Insights 
The Future of Work Is Already Here
December 8, 2025 

Poets&Quants 
Accounting Was Getting Ghosted. Villanova Wants Students To Hit ‘Like’
May 2, 2025 

AACSB
What Business Schools Need to Know About Gen Z
March 17, 2025

2024

Bloomberg Businessweek
Let's Talk Academics: Dean Mao Discusses Business School News and Trends  
September 10, 2024

Poets&Quants
The P&Q Interview: After 29 Years At Villanova, New B-School Dean Looks To Future
July 31, 2024

The Business Journals
Women of Influence 2024: Announcing the first group of honorees
July 29, 2024

Bloomberg
Women Are Closing the B-School Dean Gap
March 18, 2024

Business Because
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Using Artificial Intelligence In Business School
March 14, 2024

Society for Human Resource Management
Looking for Workers with AI Knowledge? Consider Business School Grads 
February 2, 2024

2023

Philadelphia Business Journal
New dean of Villanova School of Business is focused on fundraising, attracting top talent
November 20, 2023

Philadelphia Business Journal
Villanova names new dean of business school
March 31, 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Dr. Wen Mao Named Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business
March 30, 2023

Poets&Quants
Villanova School Of Business Names New Dean
March 30, 2023

Yahoo! Finance
Villanova University Appoints Wen Mao, PhD, as the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business
March 30, 2023