Mickey Quiñones

Dr. Miguel (Mickey) Quiñones serves as Dean and Professor of Management at the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond. Since assuming the deanship in 2019, he has led the school through a period of remarkable progress, earning national recognition including being named one of Poets&Quants for Undergrads' “Top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools to Watch” in 2024.

Under Dean Quiñones’s leadership, the Robins School has launched a series of innovative, student-centered initiatives. These include the Spider Business Hub, which connects students with real-world consulting projects across the Richmond region, and Endeavor RSB, a first-year experience that cultivates a vibrant learning community. In 2023, the school introduced a Master of Science in Management (MSM) program designed to provide liberal arts and STEM graduates with a strong foundation in business. These and other strategic efforts have significantly enhanced student engagement, experiential learning, and career readiness, positioning the Robins School as a national leader in undergraduate business education.

An internationally recognized expert in organizational development and the strategic management of human capital, Dean Quiñones has published extensively and served as a trusted advisor to numerous organizations in designing and delivering leadership development programs. He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Dean Quiñones earned a B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. Prior to joining the University of Richmond, he held faculty appointments at Southern Methodist University, the University of Arizona, and Rice University. He has also served as a Fulbright Scholar at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile, and a Visiting Professor at Singapore Management University and IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Dean Quiñones is dedicated to advancing a student-centered environment at the Robins School, where top teacher-scholar faculty inspire and prepare the next generation of leaders. As he looks to the future, he envisions an inclusive, innovative academic community at the Robins School, one that not only meets but anticipates the evolving challenges of a global economy.

Outside of his professional role, Dean Quiñones is an avid adventurer and amateur endurance athlete. He and his wife have completed more than a dozen marathons and several triathlons, including Ironman Texas in 2025, and most recently cycled over 600 miles across New York State, from Niagara Falls to downtown Manhattan. He also enjoys hiking and mountaineering, having summited several of Colorado’s 14ers and completed the Tour du Mont Blanc, a 100-mile trek through the French, Italian, and Swiss Alps.