Bruce Cunningham Promoted to Vice President at focusEDU

The Advisory Board of focusEDU accepted the recommendation of Mr. Herb Riley, President and CEO of focusEDU LLC to promote Sr. Consulting Director, Dr. Bruce Cunningham from Sr. Consulting Director for Registrar Services to the position of Vice President of focusEDU.  The appointment is effective with this announcement.

Bruce joined focusEDU as a Consulting Director in 2015 after an acclaimed professional career as a leader in the registrar profession. Bruce was promoted to Senior Consulting Director after a number of highly successful engagements to assist the leaders of the higher education community.  In his new role as Vice President, Bruce will work with the leadership team to continue the growth development at focusEDU with strategic planning for the leadership position of focusEDU in the higher education consulting corporation with the leadership of the higher education community.  He has been a key member of focusEDU’s Registrar Team.

Bruce has over 30 years of administrative experience in higher education administration, most recently serving 19 years as Assistant Vice Provost and University Registrar at Duke University. Prior to coming to Duke in 1996 he served as University Registrar at Saint Louis University, and served as Associate Registrar at Old Dominion University and West Chester University. That combination of both public and private institutions provides Bruce with a unique perspective on the world of higher education. Prior to his work in higher education, Bruce served as an Economist for the federal Departments of Labor and Energy.

Bruce holds a Ph.D. in Urban Services/Higher Education Administration from Old Dominion University. He also has a M.Ed. from George Mason University and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cortland State University.