Key Experience and Qualifications
As President Emeritus of Quinnipiac University, and former Dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management for over 12 years, Dr. Olian brings to Mattel’s Board her extensive leadership record in running large organizations, as well as her professional expertise in human resource management, top management teams, and management strategy. She also has extensive board experience in publicly traded and nonprofit boards. Prior to her most recent roles, she served as Dean of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, and in various faculty and leadership roles at the University of Maryland. She was also a management consultant at, and chairman of, AACSB International, the premier accrediting and thought leadership organization for global business schools.
Director Since: 2018
Mattel Committee Memberships
Compensation Committee (Chair)
Governance and Social Responsibility Committee
Executive Committee
Career Highlights
Quinnipiac University
- President (July 2018 – June 2025)
UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management (January 2006 – July 2018)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Sweetgreen, Inc. since June 2025
- United Therapeutics Corp. since 2015
- Ares Management Corporation since 2014
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Member, New Haven Promise since 2024
- Board Co-Chair, AdvanceCT, appointed by Governor of Connecticut since 2023
- Commission Member, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics since 2023
- Director, Hartford Healthcare System since 2022
- Member, CT Governor’s Workforce Commission since 2020
- Board member, Business-Higher Education Forum (2019 – 2023)
- Advisory Board Member, Catalyst Inc. (2011 – 2021)
- Director, UCLA Technology Development Corporation (2014 – 2018)
- Chairman, Loeb Awards for Excellence in Business Journalism (2006 – 2018)
- Member, International Advisory Board, Peking University School of Business (2007 – 2016)