Interim Dean Patrick O'Neill
Patrick B. O'Neill Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Professor of Economics
Patrick O'Neill is the interim dean and professor of economics at the UND Nistler College of Business & Public Administration. O’Neill assumed his new duties on July 1,2025 and will serve until a permanent dean is named and in place. The search process to select the next dean of the Nistler College of Business & Public Administration will start in the fall.
O'Neill has served UND since 1987, including several Nistler College administrative roles.
O’Neill earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College in 1987 and joined the University of North Dakota as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. He was promoted to full professor in 2001 and went on to hold several key administrative roles. From 2001 to 2011, he served as chair of the Department of Economics.
O’Neill later took on leadership positions within the College, serving as acting/interim associate dean from 2011 to 2013. He has experience serving as an associate dean for academics and as an associate dean for administration. Since 2018, he has served as the associate dean of the Nistler College of Business & Public Administration where he oversaw a variety of administrative functions. In 2022, he also assumed the role of MBA program director, further expanding his leadership responsibilities within the College.