Leonard Michael Jessup is an American academic administrator. He served as the tenth president of the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...

(UNLV) from 2015 to 2018, when he became the president of

Claremont Graduate University The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges which includes five undergraduate ( Pomona College, Claremont McKenna ...

Early life

Born and raised in Northern California, Jessup graduated from

California State University, Chico California State University, Chico, or commonly, Chico State, is a public university in Chico, California. Founded in 1887, it is the second oldest campus in the California State University system. As of the fall 2020 semester, the university h ...

, where he earned a bachelor's degree in information and communication studies and an MBA. He earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Management Information Systems from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first ...

, Tucson.

Career

Jessup started his academic career as an associate professor of information systems at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, where he held several roles including co-director of the Digital Communications Academy for the MBA Program. From 2000 to 2011, he held numerous roles at

Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant uni ...

, including as director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and vice president of development for the WSU Foundation. Jessup was a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, where he held the Halle Chair in Leadership. He served as Eller's dean from 2011 to 2015. Jessup served as the 10th president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2015 to 2018. He became the 12th president of Claremont Graduate University in April 2018. In 2018 he was chosen as the recipient of the CEO Award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District VII.

References

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