John Pyle joins the team of focusEDU as Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services
John Pyle has joined the team of focusEDU as Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services after a distinguished and acclaimed career as a national leader in the higher education community. Dr. Pyle looks forward to providing his skills and professional expertise to assist the leadership of the higher education community.
In 2021, Pyle joined St. Catherine University as the Senior Vice President of Strategy, Enrollment, and Growth. Tasked with revitalizing the university’s marketing, recruitment, financial aid, planning, and program development functions, he implemented a strategic enrollment plan to boost annual revenue and expand their reach in current and emerging markets. Significant results were achieved as the university grew new student enrollment by 21% in the Colleges for Women, Adults, and Graduate for the Fall 2023 recruitment cycle. Tuition revenues surpassed the budget goal by a substantial $1 million in the recent fiscal year.
Dr. Pyle joined Webster University in 2018 as its Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of New Business. In this role he led the extension of Webster’s business model along with expansion efforts into new markets, and partnerships He was responsible for Webster’s expansion into the region of Central Asia along with other partnerships to support Webster’s strategic plan. In 2019 his portfolio expanded by increasing his role to serve as the Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Enrollment. His responsibilities also include the areas of admission, enrollment technology, and financial aid across Webster global network along with operations for Webster’s on-line learning center. His leadership resulted in notable achievements, such as a 13% increase in new undergraduate student enrollment globally within one year and a 20% increase in total student enrollment across international campuses.
Before joining Webster, Pyle was the Executive Vice President with Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. In this role he led the areas of admissions, financial, marketing, athletics, on-line delivery and campus services. Pyle was responsible for the annual operational plan and the advancement of the university’s strategic objectives. He was instrumental in guiding Saint Mary’s expansion in Rochester, to support collaboration with the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences that resulted in a 3+2 physician assistant program between the two institutions.
Pyle served as a Peer Reviewer with the Higher Learning Commission and regularly presents at national conferences on topics related to enrollment, marketing and strategic planning. Pyle holds a Doctor of Education in Leadership from Saint Mary’s University, a Master of Arts in Education from Immaculata University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Spanish minor from Kutztown University.
In addition, Dr. Pyle completed the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Institute for Higher Education. John is conversant in Spanish and guides Spanish-speaking families with matters regarding admission, financial aid and college financing.
As Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services for focusEDU, John looks forward to working with the leadership of the higher education community.
