ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024 — Top 10

Uncover the Top 10 most influential figures in New Jersey's higher education sector. This elite group represents the pinnacle of leadership, innovation and impact, driving the future of higher education and its critical role...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 2 Chris Eisgruber

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 8 Lamont Repollet

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 6 Jonathan Koppell

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 3 Ali Houshmand

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....

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 7 Teik Lim

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 9 Jennifer Rexford

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 1 Andrés Acebo

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...

ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2024: Top 10 — No. 10 Aaron Fichtner

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...

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