Rev. Brian Shanley Named President of St. John’s University
The St. John’s University Board of Trustees selected Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. as the University’s 18th President. The selection of Fr. Shanley follows an...
The St. John’s University Board of Trustees selected Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. as the University’s 18th President. The selection of Fr. Shanley follows an extensive national search overseen by an 18-member committee representing a cross-section of St. John’s University constituencies, including faculty, students, administrators, and current and emeriti members of the Board of Trustees.
The search committee was led by St. John’s alumnus and Chair of the Board of Trustees William J. Janetschek, Retired Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. The University was aided in the search by WittKieffer, one of the nation’s leading higher education consulting firms.
“On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, I am absolutely delighted to welcome Fr. Shanley to St. John’s,” said Mr. Janetschek. “Fr. Shanley’s steadfast devotion to Catholic education and to student success were apparent from our very first conversations with him. He has a demonstrated record of achievement as President of Providence College, and we believe that he is the ideal candidate to serve as our beloved University’s 18th President. We look forward to, and will be grateful for, Fr. Shanley’s visionary leadership in the years ahead.”
From 2005-2020, Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. was the 12th and longest-serving president in the history of Providence College. During Fr. Shanley’s tenure at the College, he was widely credited with making substantial improvements to campus facilities and student services, hiring large numbers of new faculty, diversifying the student body, and strengthening the College’s national profile in academics and athletics.
“I am honored and delighted to be elected by the Board of Trustees to serve the St. John’s community as President of the University,” said Fr. Shanley.
WittKieffer’s Dennis Barden, Greg Duyck and Sarah Miller led this search.
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