Warehime School Leadership
As with all academic programs at Washington College, the Warehime School of Business is defined by the expertise of its faculty and rigor of its curriculum, rather than any building on campus.
The leadership that created the Warehime School and keeps innovating to prepare students for an ever-changing world are the true home and legacy of the unique approach to global business, economics, and social impact that sets Warehime apart from other business schools, even the few at small liberal arts colleges.
Associate Dean of the Warehime School of Business
Caddie Putnam Rankin
Founding Associate Dean, appointed 2025
My academic work and leadership have focused on corporate social responsibility, organizational strategy, and the intersection of business and society, grounded in a Ph.D. in Organizational Sociology. Through my scholarship on B Corps and ethical business, my teaching in strategic management and corporate social responsibility, and my leadership in building interdisciplinary initiatives at Washington College, I bring both research expertise and applied experience to shaping programs that prepare students to lead with purpose in complex global environments.
Subject Matter Expertise:
• Business as a Liberal Art
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Organizational Strategy
Warehime School Experts
Andrew Oros
Professor of Political Science and International Studies • Director of the International
Studies Program • Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
Andrew Oros
Professor of Political Science and International Studies • Director of the International Studies Program • Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
In addition to his Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University, Andrew Oros holds a master's degree in the politics of the world economy from the London School of Economics and is a specialist on the intersection between politics and business in both developed economies and emerging markets in East Asia.
Subject Matter Expertise:
- The intersection of politics and business in Japan, South Korea, and China.
- The role of governments and international organizations in regulating and supporting business.
- Business and Politics in Emerging Markets
Maria Vich Llompart
Constance F. & Carl W. Ferris Associate Professor of International Finance • Chair
of the Business Management Department • Director of the International Business Minor
Maria Vich Llompart
Constance F. & Carl W. Ferris Associate Professor of International Finance • Chair of the Business Management Department • Director of the International Business Minor
My research is based on international financial markets and the analysis of the information embedded in financial option prices, which is forward-looking. I specialize on the extraction of information embedded in option prices to learn about forecasting, risk contagion, risk aversion and herding, and study their differences across different international financial markets.
Subject Matter Expertise:
- Financial markets
- Financial derivatives
- Risk-neutral and actual distributions
- Risk aversion
- Risk contagion
David Hull
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies • Associate Chair of World Languages and Cultures
• Director of the Asian Studies Minor
David Hull
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies • Associate Chair of World Languages and Cultures • Director of the Asian Studies Minor
My PhD is in Modern Chinese Literature, but I am well versed in many aspects of Chinese and East Asian Culture. I am a scholar of Chinese Republican Era fiction and a translator. I have done research on Chinese literature, particularly on narrative, satirical, and political aspects of revolutionary literature.
Subject Matter Expertise:
- Modern Chinese Literature (1911-1949)
- Translation Theory and Practice
- Classical Chinese Literature and Culture
- Language Acquisition
Caroline Le Bon
Assistant Professor of Business Management • Director of the Marketing Minor
Caroline Le Bon
Assistant Professor of Business Management • Director of the Marketing Minor
I bring over a decade of industry experience as a retail buyer at Galeries Lafayette, the leading French department store, combined with academic expertise in national and international marketing strategy, consumer behavior, and data-driven decision-making, with a particular research focus on the evolving fashion, fast-fashion, and luxury industries.
Subject Matter Expertise:
- Consumer behavior and data-driven marketing insights
- Digital marketing and emerging trends
- International marketing and brand positioning across markets
- Fashion, fast-fashion and luxury strategy, including sustainability transformations
Jean Davis
Assistant Professor of Business Management
Jean Davis
Assistant Professor of Business Management
I have expertise working as a Certified Public Accountant in public, private, manufacturing, and non-profit accounting.
Subject Matter Expertise:
- Financial accounting
- Budgeting
- Auditing
- Tax
Founding Sponsor
Beth Warehime Rizakos '13 has a long history of support and innovation with her alma mater. In 2019, she directed a $1 million grant to Washington College from the JHC Foundation, a Warehime family foundation. The gift established the Warehime Fund for Student Excellence in Business, which provides the department with $50,000 a year to support student research, entrepreneurship, professional networking, and other initiatives. That support includes funding student participation in professional conferences and other experiential learning activities, start-up funds for student entrepreneurial projects, and a Warehime Fellows program where students, mentored by faculty, do original research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and attend conferences. Warehime became a member of the Washington College Board of Visitors and Governors in 2020.
Beth Warehime Rizakos '13
$15 Million Gift to create the Warehime School of Business“My own experience at Washington College was incredibly interdisciplinary, and I can't wait for others to have an even better experience within the Warehime School. This business school will give Washington College a ‘big school' offering while maintaining the interdisciplinary theme and experience that comes with a small liberal arts institution.”