Brian Mueller
| Brian E. Mueller | |
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| President of Grand Canyon University | |
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In office September 1, 2012 – present |
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| Preceded by | Kathleen Player |
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| Spouse(s) | Paula Mueller |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Salary | $621,000; total annual compensation $3,161,128 (2013) |
| Website | gcu.edu |
Brian E. Mueller is an American academic and university administrator. He is the current president of Grand Canyon University, having succeeded Kathleen Player on September 1, 2012. Mueller has been the CEO of the university since July 1, 2008, and a director since March 2009.
Prior to taking the reins of Grand Canyon University, Mueller was the president and a director of Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix. Mueller also held executive positions with the University of Phoenix Online including CEO, chief operating officer, and senior vice president. While in a leadership position, enrollment at the for-profit institution grew from 3,500 to 340,000.
Mueller graduated from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in education.
Mueller grew up in a middle-class family in Wisconsin with seven siblings.
Mueller married his wife, Paula, who is often by his side at university events such as concerts and basketball games. The couple has four sons; the two older attended Arizona State University and the youngest attended Grand Canyon.
Mueller enjoys golf and has been golfing with his children since they were three.
The university was established in 1949 but was on the brink of closing its doors in 2004 due to millions of dollars in debt. Mueller was hired in 2008 when the university went to the public market for an infusion of capital investment to put towards the West Phoenix campus. Under Mueller's watch, the university's ground campus enrollment has jumped from about 1,000 to over 11,000 as of the fall of 2014. Enrollment in online programs is over 55,000. Mueller's goal for the ground campus is to increase enrollment to 25,000 and continue to expand the campus.
Mueller finished fourth in the Phoenix Business Journal's 2014 Businessman of the Year voting behind Michael Bidwill (Arizona Cardinals), MaryAnn Guerra (BioAccel), and Bob Parsons (GoDaddy).
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