Margaret Browne Huntt, PhD, MBA is the Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before this appointment, she was the Assistant Director for Strategic Research Initiatives and Chief Diversity Officer at the Cancer Center at Illinois. Her proven administrative and facilitative skills have enabled the integration of vision, decision-making, and resource allocation.

Dr. Browne Huntt builds collaborative research teams and networks by supporting inclusive strategic research activities, partnerships, and special projects. She aids in assessing and developing numerous research and strategic thematic areas. She also works with organizational stakeholders to determine infrastructure needs and implement processes to promote the success of those collaborations. She leads the administration of the inclusive strategic planning process, the development and execution of new programs, and external engagement opportunities.

Dr. Browne Huntt interacts with teams and communities of practice to develop and disseminate frameworks to enhance individual and team competencies from the ideation to evaluation phases. She helps to facilitate the activities of interdisciplinary research teams that incorporate the tenets of organizational sciences.