Chris Lynne
Chris Lynne | |
|---|---|
| President of the University of Phoenix | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Burnett |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Purdue University University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
Chris Lynne is an American academic administrator and business executive. He has served as the president of the University of Phoenix since December 2022.
Life
Lynne earned a B.S. in accounting from Purdue University.[1] and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[1]
Lynne started his career at Arthur Andersen.[2]
From 2003 to 2010, Lynne was an executive of Education Management Corporation.[3] As the Senior Vice President of Shared Services, he oversaw the centralized operation of financial aid for more than 100,000 students.[2]
From 2010 to 2014, Lynne was the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Northcentral University.[1]
Lynne was the president and chief operating officer of HotChalk from May 2014 to August 2015.[1]
In 2015 he founded Transcend Education Group LLC (not to be confused with Transcend Education).
From January 2017 to October 2018, Lynne was the chief financial officer of Cadence Education.[1]
In November 2018, Lynne became the chief financial officer of the University of Phoenix.[1] He became its interim president in June 2022 following the resignation of George A. Burnett.[4][5] He was named president in December of that year.[1][6]
See also
- For-profit colleges in the United States
- University of Phoenix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hooper, Sharla (December 30, 2022). "Chris Lynne Named President of University of Phoenix". University of Phoenix. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Transcend Education Group-Team". www.transcendedgroup.com. Transcend Education Group. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ Halperin, David. "New University of Phoenix Head Ran College That Closed After Fraud Suit". www.republicreport.org. Republic Report.
- ↑ Quintana, Chris (June 3, 2022). "University of Phoenix president resigns suddenly (and quietly) amid federal inquiry". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ↑ Bamforth, Emily (2022-06-03). "University of Phoenix president quits amid inquiry into previous job". EdScoop. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ↑ "Chris Lynne Biography". University of Phoenix. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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- Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
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- Purdue University alumni
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