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Leadership at University of Phoenix

Chris Lynne

Chris Lynne

President

Chris Lynne holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Booth School of Business at University of Chicago.

Steve Gross

Steve Gross

Chief Marketing Officer

Steve Gross holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from State University of New York at Albany. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer at Calvert Education.

Raghu Krishnaiah

Raghu Krishnaiah

Chief Operating Officer

Raghu Krishnaiah earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Srini Medi

Srini Medi

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Srini Medi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston. Previously, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Bisk Education, Inc.

Cheryl Naumann

Cheryl Naumann

Chief Human Resources Officer

Cheryl Naumann earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Eric Rizzo

Eric Rizzo

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Eric Rizzo holds a Bachelor of Science in marketing and business communications from Bentley University.
 

Jamie Smith

Jamie Smith

Chief Information Officer

Jamie Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Iowa State University. He has served as a board member for Junior Achievement and the Memphis IT Council.

Ruth Veloria

Ruth Veloria

Chief Strategy and Customer Officer

Ruth Veloria holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from University of Oxford in the U.K. and a master’s degree in marketing and finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Blair Westblom

Blair Westblom

Chief Financial Officer

Blair Westblom is a graduate of Vanderbilt University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a minor in business administration. Westblom is a seasoned financial leader with more than 20 years of experience in public and private companies across varied industries.

John Woods

John Woods, PhD

Chief Academic Officer and Provost

John Woods holds a PhD in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Carleton University. He has served as a peer evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission.