Mark Cher Reed, Ed.D. is the 25th president of

Loyola University of Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Its namesake is Saint Ign ...

in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to his tenure at Loyola, Reed served as the first lay president of

St. Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Early life and education

Reed is a native of

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Huntingdon Valley is a village, as well as a suburban mailing address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland Township and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in small sections of Upper Southampton Township and Lower S ...

and a 1992 graduate of the St. Joseph's Preparatory School. He earned a B.S. in mathematics from Fairfield University in 1996, where he was elected student-body president and received the Loyola Medal in recognition of his outstanding service to the university. He went on to earn an M.Ed. in secondary school administration from the Boston College Lynch School of Education in 1999, an MBA from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business in 2002, and an Ed.D. in higher education management from the

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, commonly known as Penn GSE, is an Ivy League top-ranked educational research school in the United States. Formally established as a school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1914, Penn ...

in 2008.

Career

Prior to serving at Loyola University Chicago and St. Joseph's University, Reed spent 15-years at Fairfield University in various administrative roles before rising to the position of senior vice president and chief of staff. He was also an adjunct professor in the mathematics department. In 2015, Reed received the Fairfield University Distinguished Faculty/Administrator Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Mark Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Presidents of Saint Joseph's University Presidents of Loyola University Chicago Fairfield University alumni Lynch School of Education and Human Development alumni University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education alumni People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania