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Executive Leadership

Jim Gash - Pepperdine University

Jim Gash (JD '93)
President and Chief Executive Officer

Jay Brewster - Pepperdine University

Jay Brewster
Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Sean Burnett - Pepperdine University

Sean Burnett
Senior Vice President for Integrated Marketing Communications and Chief Marketing Officer

Lila McDowell Carlsen - Pepperdine University

Lila McDowell Carlsen
Interim Vice Provost

Lauren W. Cosentino - Pepperdine University

Lauren W. Cosentino ('97, MBA '12)
Vice President for Advancement and Chief Development Officer

Danny DeWalt - Pepperdine University

Danny DeWalt
Vice President and Chief of Staff

Gary Hanson - Pepperdine University

Gary Hanson (JD '80)
Senior Executive Vice President

Connie Horton - Pepperdine University

Connie Horton ('82)
Vice President for Student Affairs

Thomas H. Knudsen (’91) - Pepperdine University

Thomas H. Knudsen (’91)
General Counsel

Tim Perrin - Pepperdine University

Tim Perrin
Senior Vice President for Strategic Implementation

Phil Phillips - Pepperdine University

Phil Phillips ('88, JD '92)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Greg G. Ramirez - Pepperdine University

Greg G. Ramirez ('03)
Chief Financial Officer

Jeffrey Rhode - Pepperdine University

Jeffrey Rohde ('10)
Chief Investment Officer

J. Goosby Smith - Pepperdine University

J. Goosby Smith
Vice President for Community Belonging and Chief Diversity Officer

Tim Spivey - Pepperdine University

Tim Spivey (’97, MS ’00, MDiv ’00)
Vice President for Spiritual Life

Nicolle Taylor - Pepperdine University

Nicolle Taylor ('98, JD '02)
Vice President and Chief Business Officer

 

Academic Deans

Paul Caron - Pepperdine University

Paul Caron
Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean, Caruso School of Law

Deborah Crown - Pepperdine University

Deborah Crown
Dean, Graziadio Business School

Michael Feltner - Pepperdine University

Michael Feltner
Dean, Academic Initiatives

Lee Katz - Pepperdine University

Lee Kats
Interim Dean, Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

Farzin Madjidi - Pepperdine University

Farzin Madjidi (MBA '88, EdD '91)
Dean, Graduate School of Education and Psychology

Pete Peterson - Pepperdine University

Pete Peterson (MPP '07)
Dean, Braun Family Dean's Chair, School of Public Policy

Mark S. Roosa - Pepperdine Unviersity Mark S. Roosa
Dean of Libraries