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Robert Joss became the eighth dean of the Graduate School of Business in 1999. Mr. Joss had been a leader in global banking and a former Treasury Department official. He came to Stanford after serving six years as chief executive officer and managing director of Australia's Westpac Banking Corporation. From 1971 to 1993 he held a variety of posts at Wells Fargo Bank, rising to the position of vice chairman. No stranger to the Business School at the time of his appointment, Mr. Joss was a Sloan fellow in 1965-66, earned an MBA in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1970, writing his dissertation on the market for commercial paper. He was a member of the school's Advisory Council, a group of business executives that helps shape the school's future.
As head of Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, Mr. Joss was credited with refocusing the bank strategically, modernizing and streamlining operations and restructuring the bank's culture to emphasize teamwork, customer focus, open communication, and community support. The bank's Shareholders also benefited substantially during his tenure.
Before joining Wells Fargo, Mr. Joss worked in Washington, first as a White House Fellow and then for the Treasury Department as deputy to the assistant secretary for economic policy.
He is currently a director of Wells Fargo & Company and Agilent Technologies, Inc. Besides his graduate degrees from Stanford, Mr. Joss holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Washington. | 