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Widener University CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, James W. Hirschmann III '82 is the Widener University's CEO. Widener University has 1,901 employees, of which 36 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Widener University executive team is 33% female and 67% male.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 10% of Widener University management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
James W. Hirschmann III '82

President & CEO

Domenic C. Colasante '10

CEO & Co-Founder

Louis Rodriguez Jr. '91

President and Founder

Richard L. P. Tan '09h

Founder and President

Antoinette Leatherberry (Tonie)

Board Member

Catherine Pulos '84

Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

Eric Behrens

Vice President, Library and Information Services

Eric Behrens's LinkedIn

Builder of highly engaged teams that deliver service and technology changes with high levels of client satisfaction and community support. Repeated success as a large-scale project champion. I distill complex issues into clear strategies, forecasts, and communications that facilitate community participation in governance and planning for information services.Areas of expertise: Consensus-based leadership, strategic planning, IT/library partnerships, facilities design and planning, customer advocacy, change leadership, technology deployment and management, contract negotiation, organizational communications, communities of practice, intercollegiate consortial collaborations, educational technologies, digital media and mobility trends.

Katie Herschede

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff

Katie Herschede's LinkedIn

Experienced Chief of Staff with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Government, Event Management, Editing, and Volunteer Management. Strong community and social services professional with a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) focused in Educational Leadership from Northern Kentucky University.

Min S. Suh

Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP

Paul S. Beideman ’79

Board Member

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Widener University founders

Name & TitleBio
Domenic C. Colasante '10

CEO & Co-Founder

Louis Rodriguez Jr. '91

President and Founder

Richard L. P. Tan '09h

Founder and President

Widener University board members

Name & TitleBio
James W. Hirschmann III '82

President & CEO

Antoinette Leatherberry (Tonie)

Board Member

Catherine Pulos '84

Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

Min S. Suh

Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP

Paul S. Beideman ’79

Board Member

Iraklis Prokopakis

Board Member

John Baldino

Board Member

John Baldino's LinkedIn

Timothy Speiss

Board Member

Cynthia Sarnoski

Board Member

James Mack

Board Member

Widener University leadership demographics

Widener University gender distribution in management team

  • The Widener University executive team is 33% female and 67% male.
  • Widener University is 49% female and 51% male company-wide.
Male
Male
67%
Company-wide: 51%
Female
Female
33%
Company-wide: 49%

Widener University executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Widener University executive officers is White.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Widener University's management is Asian.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 67% of employees are White.
  • 12% of employees are Black or African American.
  • 11% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • Management team
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