Gioia Bales
Dean of the School of Business
Molloy College
Gioia Bales has been serving as the Dean of the School of Business at Molloy College. She replaced Dr. Barbara Schmidt and Dean Kathy Maurer-Smith, who served as interim deans from November of 2019 until Bales became the dean.
Bales was previously the Senior Associate Dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University since 2016, and also served in other administrative roles and held faculty status during her career there. Prior to her time at Hofstra, Bales worked in the Finance industry as a Senior Research Analyst at Salomon Brothers,
and as a Senior Finance Consultant at Merrill Lynch before becoming the Director of
Graduate Business Career Services and Administrator of the Merrill Lynch Center for
International Financial Services and Markets.
She received her M.B.A. from Hofstra University and her B.S. in Journalism and English from Syracuse University. She is a resident of Locust Valley. She is a well-respected academic administrator and a terrific addition to the School of Business.
Bales has been incredibly excited to begin the work of helping our students in the School of Business pursue their studies and achieve their academic and career goals. And she has looked forward to growing the School of Business and its offerings in new
and valuable ways to enhance the experience in our classrooms and beyond.