The Dean's corner

Our DeGroote School of Business is comprised of a diverse group of thought leaders. They are responsible for shaping the next generation of business innovators, creating an unparalleled learning environment and helping DeGroote meet its objective of transforming business and society. 

Khaled Hassanein began his term as dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University on July 1, 2021.

Dr. Hassanein is a professor of information systems and the past associate dean of graduate studies and research for the School, director of the McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre, and McMaster’s SSHRC Leader.

Dr. Hassanein received his undergraduate education at Kuwait University and completed master’s and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the universities of Toronto and Waterloo, and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Having been educated in the Engineering, Health and Management disciplines and conducted research in all these fields, he genuinely believes in the value of interdisciplinary research and education. His interdisciplinary research spans the areas of digital transformation, data analytics, e-health, artificial intelligence, decision support systems, and neuro-information systems. His research is supported by funding from federal (SSHRC, NSERC, CFI), provincial (ORDCF, ORF-MRI) and private sector sources. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals and conferences and has received thousands of citations. Dr. Hassanein is a joint holder of several U.S. patents, a senior member of the IEEE, and a designated Professional Engineer in Ontario. In 2020, he received the DeGroote School of Business Research Excellence Award and McMaster’s President Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

Dr. Hassanein has extensive teaching experience in the MBA, EMBA and Executive programs at DeGroote. He also has international experience, having been a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and the School of Management at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, and having taught at the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France. Before joining McMaster, Dr. Hassanein was a Senior Research Associate with NCR’s Payments Solutions division in Waterloo, Ontario.