Jo Ann Rooney
| Jo Ann Rooney | |
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| 24th President of Loyola University Chicago | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by |
Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. John P. Pellisero (interim) |
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| Born | March 23, 1961 |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Alma mater |
Boston University School of Management Suffolk University Law School Boston University School of Law University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Higher education |
| Website | Loyola University Chicago |
Jo Ann Rooney (born March 23, 1961) is an American educator with a background in higher education, law, business, health care, and public service. On May 23, 2016, she was named the 24th president of Loyola University Chicago, a Jesuit, Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois. Rooney is the first lay, non-Jesuit president of the university in its history and began her term as president on August 1, 2016.
Prior to her appointment at Loyola, Rooney was the managing director at Huron Consulting Group in Chicago with responsibility for developing strategies to advance Huron Healthcare’s Federal Government Healthcare Sector consulting practice.
Rooney has served as a board member with a variety of civic and corporate organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Catholic Education Foundation, and as vice chair of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare—a Catholic Health Initiatives organization—in Louisville, Kentucky.
Rooney attended Boston University School of Management, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science with a finance concentration. She attended law school and holds a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School and a Master of Laws in taxation from Boston University School of Law. Rooney is a member of the American Bar Association and three state bar associations.
In addition to her law background, Rooney also holds a Doctor of Education degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 2002, Rooney became the ninth president of Spalding University, a private, Catholic, doctoral-level university in Louisville, Kentucky. Her inauguration was held on September 27, 2003.
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