Leadership and Administration
Tony Nader
President
MS, American University of Beirut
MD, American University of Beirut
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Hagelin
President Emeritus
AB summa cum laude, Physics, Dartmouth College
MA, PhD, Physics, Harvard University
Doctorate of World Peace, Maharishi University of World Peace
William Smith
Chief Executive Officer
BFA, MA, American Intercontinental University
Jeremy Brenin
Vice President of Campus Operations
BS, Everglades University
MPA (in progress), American Public University
Scott Herriott
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
AB, Dartmouth College
MA, PhD, Stanford University
Selin Ozbudak Erdem
Vice President of Student Affairs
BA, Anatolian University (Turkey)
MBA, Maharishi International University
Gaurav Rijal
Vice President of Financial Operations
CPA, California Board of Accountancy
MBA, Maharishi International University
Leslie Ciuppa
Vice President of Operational Excellence & Project Management Office
BA, Kent State University
Roxanna Medeiros
Vice President of Online and Continuing Education
PhD, Purdue University
MS, Maharishi International University
BA, cum laude, University of Arizona
BA, University of Hawai‘i
Ron Barnett
Vice President of Marketing
BA, Maharishi European Research University
Carol Passos
Vice President of Human Resources
Bachelor’s degree, Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil)
MBA, Maharishi International University
Aster Hesse
Vice President of Admissions
BA and MA, Maharishi International University
Craig Pearson
Vice President of Development of Consciousness
BA, Duke University
MSCI, Maharishi European Research University
MA, Maharishi International University
MAW, University of Iowa
PhD, Maharishi International University
Leila Izadian
Vice President of Development
MPA, California State University, Northridge
Yunxiang Zhu
Vice President of Asia Expansion
Professor of Business Administration
BA, Fuyang Teachers College, China
BS, Maharishi International University, USA
MBA, Maharishi University of Management
Doctor of World Peace Honoris Causa, Maharishi University of Management
Catherine Gorini
Dean of Faculty
AB, Cornell University
MS, University of Virginia
PhD, University of Virginia
DWP, Maharishi European Research University
Bill Goldstein
Dean of Global Development
Legal Counsel
BA, Colby College
JD, University of San Diego
Peter Vonderheide
Associate Dean of Faculty
BA, Sociology, University of Connecticut
MBA, Maharishi International University
Bei Liu
Chief Digitial Transformation Officer
BA and MBA, Maharishi International University
CMA
Patrik Siljestam
Controller
BA, summa cum laude, MBA, Maharishi International University