Richard J. Joseph, VP Academic Affairs

Richard J. Joseph is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hult International Business School, Boston. A former Provost and Global Dean, he helped establish Hult academic centers in London, Dubai, Shanghai, and San Francisco.

Before joining Hult, Dr. Joseph served on the faculty and administration of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught Mergers & Acquisitions, International Taxation, Tax Research Methodology, and Business Law. Before embarking on his professional academic career, he worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, a securities trader at Bear Stearns, an international banker at Citibank, and a mergers and acquisitions lawyer for the Bass Group in Fort Worth.

A graduate magna cum laude of Harvard College (B.A.), Oxford University (M.Litt.), and The University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D.), Provost Joseph is co-editor of The Handbook of Mergers and Acquisitions (Oxford University Press) and co-author of Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation Series. He has written numerous commentaries in the Financial Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Tax Notes International. His book, The Origins of the American Income Tax (Syracuse University Press), explores the original intent, rationale, and effect of the early American income tax. Should you require to contact Dr. Joseph, please email richard.joseph@hult.edu.