Jean-Francois Coget

Dean of the College of Business at California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento, California, United States

About

My goal is to inspire passion and harness innovation to craft the future of (business) education: one that promotes mindfulness, creativity, and compassion at the service of community, social harmony, and the environment.

Experience

  • Editorial Board Member at Insights Into Academia
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Dean at California State University-Sacramento
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Dean, School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University
    Jul 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Associate Dean at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
    Sep 2018 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • California Polytechnic State University (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Professor and Chair of the Management, Human Resources, and Information Systems (MHRIS) area
      Jun 2016 - Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Lead the MHRIS area inclusively - Manage and mentor 14 tenured and tenure-track faculty and 7 lecturers in Management, Human Resources, Strategy, and Information Systems - Lead and develop two undergraduate concentrations (Management and HR, and Information Systems) with a total of 315 students, and involvement in multiple graduate programs (MBA, MS in Business Analytics, MS in Accounting) - Oversee the hiring, retention, development and evaluation of tenure-track faculty and lecturers - Manage and develop the discretionary budget of the MHRIS area - Advise students and clubs in the area - Develop and maintain contacts with the industry - Develop international exchanges and initiatives - Support and inspire a vibrant research culture in the MHRIS area - Collegially participate in the management of the Orfalea College of Business through participation and leadership in the Area Chairs' and Dean's councils - Promote the maintenance and evolution of an excellent learn-by-doing curriculum - Coordinate and schedule classes in the MHRIS area

    • Associate Professor of Management
      Sep 2011 - Jun 2016 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Jean-François Coget is an Associate Professor of Management at the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in California, where he teaches Management. He earned his Ph.D. from the Anderson School at UCLA, his M.Sc. in management from HEC Paris, and was also a faculty member at HEC Paris. His research interests include emotions, intuition, and charismatic leadership. His overarching professional goal is to create and disseminate actionable knowledge that can help managers-citizens to organize a productive, creative, ethical, and sustainable cooperation among people.