Deans
Edward Snyder
Dean, Graduate School of Business
1101 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.702.1680
tsnyder@uchicago.edu
Edward Snyder is dean and the George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Business. He began his appointment as dean in July, 2001.
Snyder received his Ph.D. in economics in 1984 and his M.A. in public policy in 1978 from the University of Chicago. He was the John M. Olin Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Chicago's George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State from 1991-92.
Snyder began his professional career as an economist with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In his sixteen year tenure at the University of Michigan Business School, Snyder was a faculty member and served as Senior Associate Dean. He also served as the inaugural director of the Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, which focuses on such emerging markets as India, China, and Central Europe. Before joining the GSB, Snyder was Dean and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School.
Snyder's research develops insights into business practices, specifically distribution and contracting practices, antitrust enforcement, and public policy. He is an editor for The Journal of Law and Economics.
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