Dr. Olian is a Director of Ares Management Corporation. Since July 2025, Dr. Olian has served as the President Emerita of Quinnipiac University after serving as its President from 2018 to 2025. Previously, Dr. Olian served as dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the John E. Anderson Chair in Management from January 2006 to July 2018. Prior to her tenure at UCLA, Dr. Olian served as dean and professor of management at the Smeal College of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University. Earlier, she served in various faculty and executive roles at the University of Maryland and its Robert H. Smith School of Business. Her business expertise centers on aligning organizations design with market opportunities, developing strategically aligned human resource systems and incentives, and managing top management teams. Dr. Olian serves on the boards of directors of United Therapeutics Corporation and Mattel Corporation. In the not-for-profit sector, Dr. Olian serves on the boards of directors of Hartford Healthcare, the Knight Commission for Collegiate Athletics and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and as the co-chair of AdvanceCT, charged by the Governor of Connecticut to attract and retain businesses in the State. Dr. Olian previously chaired or served on the boards of directors of various non-profit organizations in the U.S. and globally. Born and raised in Australia, Dr. Olian received her B.S. in Psychology from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Olian s knowledge and business expertise in management and corporate governance, in addition to her academic expertise and service on various advisory boards and public company boards, position her well to serve on the Board.