Amy Kristof-Brown has served as dean of the Tippie College of Business since 2020. She joined the Tippie College after receiving her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Maryland in 1997.

Since that time, she has been an award-winning professor in the college’s Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. In her tenure at Tippie, she has served as director of the department’s doctoral program, as department executive officer, as senior associate dean of the college, and later as interim dean until being named dean in late 2020. As a mentor, she has served on 30 doctoral and master’s thesis committees.
Her research interests focus on the compatibility or fit between individuals and their work environments. She is the co-editor of the book Organizational Fit: Key Issues and New Directions, and has published more than 25 articles in academic journals as well as several book chapters. As dean, she puts into practice her research on person-environment fit by hiring faculty and staff who fit the Tippie culture of authenticity, excellence, and community.
Under her leadership, enrollment in the college has grown by more than 20%, and Tippie programs now consistently rank in the top 25 public U.S. business schools. Her vision of the Tippie College, being both premier and accessible, hinges on worldclass faculty educating next generation business leaders in ways that are affordable, flexible, and industry relevant.

Professionally, she served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology and of the Journal of Business and Psychology. She is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. She presents regularly to companies and student groups on topics including finding a good fit during a job search, the millennial and Gen Z workforce, managing, change, and negotiating for what you need.

Amy and her husband Ken Brown live in Iowa City and are the parents of two daughters