Quinnipiac University

About Quinnipiac

Leadership

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About Quinnipiac

Leadership

The mission, strategy and operations of Quinnipiac University are led by a highly qualified team – including the president, the president’s management committee, academic deans, leadership council and the Board of Trustees.

President Judy D. Olian

President Judy Olian  

President Olian is widely recognized as an innovative leader in higher education. She became Quinnipiac University’s 9th president in July 2018.

Prior to joining Quinnipiac, she served as dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management and John E. Anderson Chair in Management for 12 years. Her tenure at UCLA was highlighted by bold achievements. Under her leadership, more than 60% of Anderson’s faculty were hired, she expanded the school’s prestigious Board of Visitors, directed the launch of four research centers, and led fundraising efforts that generated over $450 million for student and faculty support, innovative programming, and capital improvements. Before serving at UCLA Anderson, she was dean and professor of management at the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. Before that, Olian served as a professor and senior associate dean at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Olian has a bachelor's degree in psychology from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and MSc and PhD degrees in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Meet the President

President’s Management Committee

Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)

David Fryson, JD
Interim Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Dan Kim, JD
Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost

Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Nick Wormley ’00, MBA ’02
Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs

Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff

Academic Deans

Phillip Boiselle, MD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine

Nadine Barnett Cosby, PhD
Dean of the School of Communications

Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education

Brian R. Gallini, JD
Dean of the School of Law

Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering

Jeff McCubbin, PhD
Interim Dean of the School of Health Sciences

Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business

Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Larry Z. Slater, PhD
Dean of the School of Nursing

Leadership Council

Greg Amodio, MS
Director of Athletics

Phillip Boiselle, MD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine

Nadine Barnett Cosby, PhD
Dean of the School of Communications

Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education

Monique Drucker, EdD
Vice President and Dean of Students

Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)

Salvatore Filardi, MBA
Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning

David Fryson, JD
Interim Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Brian R. Gallini, JD
Dean of the School of Law

Dan Kim, JD
Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering

Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost

Jeff McCubbin, PhD
Interim Dean of the School of Health Sciences

Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business

Otoniel (Tony) Reyes
Chief of Public Safety

Matt Romeo, MBA '97
Chief Information Officer

Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Larry Z. Slater, PhD
Dean of the School of Nursing

Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Nick Wormley ’00, MBA ’02
Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs

Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff

Annalisa Zinn, MBA, PhD
Vice President for Academic Innovation and Effectiveness

Board of Trustees

Officers

Charles “Chuck” Saia, Jr. ’91, MBA ’94
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Senior Partner, Deloitte LLP

John C. Abella ’83
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Executive Vice President, DDI Leasing Inc.
Cofounder and Owner, DDI Leasing of New England
Cofounder and Owner, BR Associates

Carlton L. Highsmith
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Founder, Specialized Packaging Group

William T. Platt ’78
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Former Deputy Managing Partner of Professional Practice and Retired Deputy Chief Quality Officer, Deloitte & Touche

 

Public Members

Brett M. Amendola ’91
Managing Partner, Aegis Wealth Partners

Barbara M. Beever ’81
Former Physical Therapist, Hartford Hospital

Patrick Charmel ’81
President and CEO, Griffin Hospital

Alexander Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Technolutions, Inc.

Erik M. Clemons
Founding Chief Executive Officer, ConnCORP (Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program)

Robert Contri
Global Leader, Financial Services Industry, Deloitte Global

Jeanna M. Doherty ’94
Assurance Coordinating Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Lawrence Hamdan, P ’25
Chairman of Mergers & Acquisitions, Americas for Barclays Investment Bank

David W. Keiser
Former President, COO and Director, Alexion Pharmaceuticals

James M. Loree
Former Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Black & Decker

Marybeth L. Noonan ’82
Co-Owner/Operator, Global Wine Importers
Founder of a fiberoptic company

Peter Novak
General Agent, Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Service Co.

Lynne Pantalena, JD ’85
Former Managing Director, Bank of America Private Bank

Robert Potter ’91
Former Business Executive

Ryan Rizzo '07
Senior Managing Partner, Merus Global Investments

Vikrant Sawhney, P ’27
Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions, Blackstone

Richard A. Silver, Esq.
Senior Partner, Silver Golub & Teitell

William C. Weldon ’71
Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Johnson & Johnson