[April 30, 2012]

Award-Winning, Ivy League Educator to Lead Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University

Strayer University today announced the appointment of Daniel Szpiro, Ph.D., an award-winning instructor and expert on financial management from Cornell University, as dean of the Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI). Dr. Szpiro's appointment is effective June 11, and follows his most recent position as associate dean for executive education at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management.

"Bringing Danny Szpiro on as our academic leader is a huge achievement for us and absolutely integral to our mission of being the best, most impactful, highest-quality online MBA in the world," said Jack Welch, founder of the Institute, and an active presence in the running of the program and its curriculum. "The JWMI MBA and its certificate programs are all about teaching business ideas and practices that you can put to work immediately to make your organization run better and smarter in every way. Along with his impressive academic credentials, Danny's background in Executive MBA education at Cornell makes him the perfect fit for us."

In his new role, Dr. Szpiro will lead all aspects of the Institute's academic function, including oversight of faculty, curriculum development, and instructional delivery.

"In addition to his expertise in online delivery models, Dr. Szpiro brings a wealth of experience and deep knowledge of business leadership to this role," said Strayer University President Michael Plater, Ph.D. "Th Institute's students will also benefit greatly from his more than 10 years of experience in private industry, where he held numerous senior financial and strategic management roles."

As the associate dean for executive education at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, Dr. Szpiro was responsible for the University's portfolio of Executive MBA and non-degree executive development programs. He was also the founding director of the Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program. Prior to joining Cornell University, he was the director of the National Executive MBA program at Queen's University School of Business in Canada, which was named as the No. 1 ranked Executive MBA program in Canada by Bloomberg (News - Alert) BusinessWeek.

Dr. Szpiro holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, an MBA from Queen's University, a master's degree in international accounting and finance from the London School of Economics, and a doctorate from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Szpiro has also researched and published widely on issues such as online education, executive offsite learning, capital investment systems, and purchasing controls.

For Daniel Szpiro's biography, visit: www.jwmi.com/content/about-jwmi-executive-team

For more information about The Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, visit: www.jwmi.com

About Strayer University

Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has been in operation since 1892. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, human resource management, education, health services administration, public administration and criminal justice to working adult students at 94 campuses in 23 states and Washington, D.C., as well as worldwide via the Internet. Strayer University also offers an executive MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. For more information, visit www.strayer.edu or call 1-888-4-STRAYER (888-478-7293).

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