Chris Lynne
Chris Lynne is an American academic administrator and business executive. He has served as the president of the University of Phoenix since December 2022.
Chris Lynne | |
---|---|
President of the University of Phoenix | |
Assumed office December 2022 | |
Preceded by | George A. Burnett |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Purdue University University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
Life
Lynne earned a B.S. in accounting from Purdue University.[1] He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[1]
Lynnee was the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Northcentral University.[1] He later became the chief financial officer of Cadence Education.[1] He founded the Transcend Education Group. Lynne was the president and chief operating officer of HotChalk.[1] In November 2018, Lynne became the chief financial officer of the University of Phoenix.[1] He became its interim president in June 2022 following the resignation of George A. Burnett.[2][3] He was named president in December of that year.[1][4]
References
- Hooper, Sharla (December 30, 2022). "Chris Lynne Named President of University of Phoenix". University of Phoenix. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- Quintana, Chris (June 3, 2022). "University of Phoenix president resigns suddenly (and quietly) amid federal inquiry". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- Bamforth, Emily (2022-06-03). "University of Phoenix president quits amid inquiry into previous job". EdScoop. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- "Chris Lynne Biography". University of Phoenix. Retrieved 2023-04-16.