Sarah Fisher Gardial

Sarah Fisher Gardial is an American academic and teacher. She became dean of Belmont University Massey College of Business in March 2020. She is also the former dean of Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.

Early life Sarah Fisher Gardial graduated from the University of Arkansas, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1980 and an MBA in 1981. She earned a PhD from the University of Houston in 1986. She has also encouraged more women to enroll in the school's MBA program, and advocates for a shift in implicit cultural patterns that hamper equity for women.

In October 2019, she was named dean of Belmont University Massey College of Business, effective March 1, 2020.

Gardial serves on the boards of GreenState Credit Union, the United Fire Group, and Learning Tree International.

She co-authored marketing textbook Know Your Customer: New Approaches to Understanding Customer Value and Satisfaction.