John H. McArthur was the seventh dean of the Harvard Business School. He served from 1980 through 1995. After that time he became the George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration Emeritus and Dean Emeritus. During his tenure, the Business School fundamentally redesigned its programs and campus which were highlighted in a Business Week cover story and the Harvard Crimson. According to a review of Thomas K. McCraw, Jeffrey L. Cruikshank's book The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995, McArthur's trademark is "his commitment to creating a collaborative community." McArthur also served as the founding Co-Chair of Partners HealthCare after his successful effort to unite two prominent Harvard University Teaching Hospitals Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital. McArthur had previously served as Chair of the Board for the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has served on numerous boards and is currently the Chairman of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, based in Vancouver.
McArthur is a native of Burnaby, British Columbia. He graduated from Burnaby South High School, attended the University of British Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Forestry in 1957. He earned MBA and doctorate degrees from the Harvard Business School in 1959 and 1963, respectively.
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