Christine Riordan

Background

Christine Riordan was born in Lansing, Michigan, in 1964 and grew up in Georgia.

Education

She is a graduate of Georgia State University with a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Business Administration and the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Textile Engineering which is now called Material Sciences Engineering.

Career

On July 1, 2015 Doctor Riordan began her tenure as the 10th President of Adelphi University.1 Previously, Doctor Riordan was Provost at the University of Kentucky where she oversaw all academic operations. These operations consisted of 16 colleges, undergraduate education, graduate education, enrollment management, information technology, student support services, international programs, institutional research, and institutional effectiveness. Doctor Riordan also served as dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver (DU).

In this role, she led a business operation of over $86 million and a global network of more than 33,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Additionally, in collaboration with the University, Doctor Riordan and her team built a fund-raising system for the college and raised over $14 million a year in private and corporate funds. Under Doctor Riordan’s leadership, Daniels was ranked among the top business schools in the world by Bloomberg Businessweek, United States. News & World Report, The Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes and the Financial Times and consistently ranks in the Top 5 among business schools for its focus on ethics.

Additionally, she served as the business school liaison to develop the new interdisciplinary Energy Institute at Texas Christian University. From 1995-2005, at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, Doctor Riordan was the Founding and Managing Director at the Institute for Leadership Advancement.

The Institute for Leadership Advancement housed a research consortium, two undergraduate leadership programs, graduate leadership programs, and an executive development program

Currently Doctor Riordan serves on the boards of Revue Economique/MAX Holdings, Incorporated. and the Georgia Technical President's Advisory Council. In the past she has participated on the boards of AACSB, Central Bank, Leadership Kentucky, and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. -

Doctor Riordan’s research focuses on diversity and inclusion issues, leadership development and effectiveness, and career success.

Doctor Riordan has consulted with corporations on leadership-development activities, diversity and inclusion management, and team performance.

Her written work is often distributed on publications like the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Cable News Network, and Politico.

Connections

partners:

Luther Henderson

associate:

Enterprise Ethics