Dean Ralph Leal

Prof. Leal is the Dean of the School for Business at the College. His career has encompassed both business and higher education in the United States and overseas. He served as Vice President of HSBC Asset Management Americas, with responsibilities for both domestic and international investments portfolios. Dean Leal is also a Certified Financial Planner and holds New York State licenses in both insurance and investments.

Dean Leal's academic career includes service as an Associate Professor in the MBA Program of the C.W. Post Center of Long Island University. He has also served in the faculties of St. Johns University, where he was Director of the Latin America Area Studies Program and Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics and Finance; the State University Colleges at Farmingdale and Old Westbury; Nassau Community College, and New York University. He holds graduate degrees from Columbia and Long Island University and did his undergraduate work at St. Johns University.