Ian Williamson is the dean of the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. He is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management and has assisted executives in more than 20 countries across six continents enhance firm operational and financial outcomes, improve talent recruitment and retention, enhance firm innovation, and understand the impact of social issues on firm outcomes. Williamson received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in business from Miami University.