Primary Job Title President Primary Organization Adelphi University
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Female Also Known As Christine M. Riordan; Dr. Riordan, Christine; Christine Riordan, Ph.D
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Christine Riordan, Ph.D. is the president of Adelphi University, and she's renowned for her commitment to diversity, inclusion, leadership development, and team performance. Over the length of her career, Christine Riordan helped to guild countless undergraduate and graduate students toward their success at Adelphi, which is a nationally
ranked, doctoral research university. Academic program includes those in the STEM, education, liberal arts, education, business, and healthcare-related fields. Prior to being appointed as Adelphi's 10th president, Dr. Christine Riordan served as provost at University of Kentucky (UK).
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Dr. Christine (Chris) Riordan is an internationally recognized expert in strategy, leadership development, team building, and diversity and inclusion.
Since beginning her appointment as Adelphi University’s 10th president in 2015, she has launched a university wide strategy that has led to a boost in enrollment, increased fundraising, greater recognition and new strategies to promote student success, diversity and inclusion. In Fall 2016, Adelphi enrolled the largest freshman class in its history. Adelphi has advanced in its U.S. News & World Report rankings, has been cited for excellence by USA Today, Forbes and Washington Monthly, and has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Dr. Christine Riordan has published more than 60 academic and business press articles, is authoring a book on leadership, and is a frequent speaker on leadership and overcoming challenges. Dr. Riordan consults regularly with corporations on strategy, leadership, diversity management and team performance. She has been interviewed and written articles for media such as The Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, USA Today, The Huffington Post, among many others. Her work has been cited more than 4,300 times by other authors.
Dr. Christine Riordan serves on the board of directors of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RMAX). She is chair of the nominating and governance committee and serves on the compensation committee. Dr. Riordan is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. Dr. Christine Riordan is on the board of directors of the Long Island Association. She is also a trustee for the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education. Dr. Christine Riordan serves on the President’s Advisory Council at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is also chair of the President’s Council for the Northeast-10 Athletic Conference.
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