Boston, MA: Leading Through Change - Shaping the Future of Higher Education

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Sponsored By the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Join us for an evening of community and connection with fellow Hopkins alumni, students, and friends featuring a conversation with Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD ‘06, MPH, Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Alex Triantis, Dean of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.  

The Deans will explore the key challenges and opportunities facing higher education today, how their schools are adapting, and how the broader Hopkins community can play a role in shaping what comes next. 

Enjoy time to connect with fellow attendees over food and drinks throughout the evening.

ABOUT Dr. Keshia Pollack Porter

Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD ’06, MPH, became the 12th dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on August 1, 2025. 

Pollack Porter leads an organization that includes over 900 full-time faculty, a full-time staff of more than 1,400, and more than 3,100 students from 88 nations. Under her leadership, the School seeks lifesaving solutions across a broad range of issues from chronic and infectious disease prevention to immunology, nutrition, and child survival.

ABOUT Alexander Triantis
Dean, Carey Business School

Alex Triantis joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2019 as its third dean. During his tenure, he has led the revision or launch of a large suite of graduate degree programs, including Full-time, Accelerated, Flexible, and Executive MBA programs, seven MS programs offered in both full-time and online formats, and over a dozen dual degree programs. Carey’s reputation for innovative interdisciplinary research and impactful outreach has been further enhanced through its unique positioning in the Business of Health and in AI, its eight new centers of excellence, and its high-profile events featuring corporate and government leaders in Baltimore and at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.

Before joining Carey Business School, Triantis served as dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2019, and chair of the Finance Department from 2006 to 2011. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin and was a visiting scholar at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Triantis received his PhD from Stanford University and his BASc and MEng degrees from the University of Toronto.

An expert in the areas of corporate financial strategy and valuation, Triantis has published articles in numerous prestigious academic journals, served on several journal editorial boards, and has consulted and led training for many multinational corporations. Businessweek named Triantis an Outstanding Professor at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Maryland, and he is a two-time recipient of Maryland Smith’s top teaching award for faculty.

Triantis served on the board of AACSB, the global association of business schools, from 2019-2025, and as board chair in 2023-2024.

 Event Date
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Start Time: 6:00pm EDT
End Time: 8:00pm EDT

 Location
State Room
Harborside Room

60 State St
33rd Floor
Boston, MA 02109

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 Contact
Office of Alumni Relations
Jenn Fisher
Regional & Young Alumni Programs
(800) JHU-JHU1
JennFisher@jhu.edu

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