New Salus Provost Brings Unparalleled Experience and Expertise

New Salus Provost Brings Unparalleled Experience and Expertise

Gerard (Gerry) O’Sullivan, PhD, joined the Salus University family in March of 2023 as interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs after the retirement of Dr. Barry Eckert. On Oct. 1, Dr. O’Sullivan was invited to serve as ongoing provost and vice president of Academic Affairs by university president Michael H. Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, MBA, FACHE, FAAO. 

Dr. O’Sullivan earned degrees from Fordham University, Vanderbilt, and the University of Pennsylvania as well as a certificate from Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management, a highly selective and intensive program that prepares future higher education leaders to take on senior and executive roles. 

He has also served in numerous positions as a higher education professional, including faculty member, dean, department chair, program director, and vice president. In 2016, he was recruited to become the senior vice president for Accreditation and Compliance for a Pennsylvania-based Online Provider Management company at the same time he was forming his own practice in higher education consulting. 

For the past eight years, Dr. O’Sullivan and his team provided advisory services to campuses facing financial, accreditation-related, and strategic challenges and also assisted with several startups and mergers.

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