Christine M. Riordan

Christine M. Riordan

President, Adelphi University

Appointed in 2015 as the 10th president of Adelphi University, Christine M. Riordan is the first woman to hold this role in the university’s 127-year history. Riordan is an established expert in leadership, team building, career success, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She is also a seasoned and respected board member in the corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Riordan spearheaded the development of the university’s strategic plan for 20222027, Momentum 2, with increasingly innovative goals and thoughtful input from more than 1,400 students, alumni, faculty and staff. Under her leadership, the university community has grown more diverse than ever and launched more than 50 innovative new academic degree programs. For the sixth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has named Adelphi a Best College among national universities and a Top Performer on Social Mobility. In 2023, Adelphi received Insight into Diversity’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the sixth consecutive year.

Riordan is a respected and experienced board member. She serves on the board of directors of RE/MAX Holdings and the Long Island Association. She previously served as chair of the board and an executive committee member for the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York. During the pandemic, she co-chaired the Higher Education Restart Task Force to develop reopening guidance for more than 230 New York higher education institutions. She is a trustee, steering committee member and vice chair of the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education board.

Riordan holds a Doctor of Philosophy in organizational behavior from Georgia State University.

 

This profile is part of LIBN's Influencers: Dynamic Women Leaders list . Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree.

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