ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024 — Top 10

Andrés Acebo Interim president New Jersey City University Here’s a key thing to know about Andrés Acebo, the interim president at New Jersey City University: While so many people would point to his leadership as the reason the school not only has survived its...

Chris Eisgruber President Princeton University The launching of the state’s AI Hub at Princeton, a key business initiative for the next generation, is just the latest reason why the university is regularly noted as the best in the country, if not the world. At...

Ali Houshmand President Rowan University It long has been said that Houshmand could run any business in the state — because he runs Rowan as if it were a business rather than an institution of higher education. The school’s recent collaboration with Virtua Health...

Nariman Farvardin President Stevens Institute of Technology The recent announcement that Stevens will serve as a state hub for fintech is an impressive accomplishment, but certainly one that is not a surprise for one of the top STEM schools in the country. Stevens has...

Jonathan Holloway President Rutgers University As head of the state’s biggest and most important university, Holloway’s impact is as far-reaching as anyone — and critiqued far more than anyone. There have been numerous major challenges during his tenure: The response to COVID, a teachers...

Jonathan Koppell President Montclair State University He’s now fully entrenched in the job, aggressively laying out and implementing his vision for the school: To be a major research university and be a major force in the communities it serves. Coming to the rescue of...

Teik Lim President New Jersey Institute of Technology Lim’s determination to introduce himself to the New Jersey business and political community during his first year was a huge success, as he was a fixture at events around the state — and around the world,...

Lamont Repollet President Kean University Its reputation and reach continue to soar across the state and across the globe (its campus in China just celebrated its 10th anniversary). The school is recognized as a leader in educating first-generation students (many from underserved communities) and...

Jennifer Rexford Provost Princeton University She’s the leader of the state’s ultraimportant AI Hub while overseeing the academic affairs of the school — with a close eye on computer science and engineering, where she still serves as a professor. Her connection to the business...

Aaron Fichtner President New Jersey Council of County Colleges For all the prestige the Princetons, Rutgers and Rowans of the state bring, New Jersey’s vibrant community college system (one of the best in the country) should not be overlooked — or shorted ($20 million)...

Andrés Acebo Interim president New Jersey City University Here’s a key thing to know about Andrés Acebo, the interim president at New Jersey City University: While so many people would point to his leadership as the reason the school not only has survived its...