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David A. Greene
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
David A. Greene
5801 S. Ellis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Ph: 773.702.1377
David A. Greene was appointed Vice President for Strategic Initiatives in July 2006.
In this position, he oversees the University’s planning of initiatives that involve multiple academic and administrative units and reflect the University’s ambitious agenda. These initiatives have included the University’s master plan to guide campus growth, an expanded federal relations presence in Washington, D.C., an economics research institute, the University’s global initiatives, the expansion and improvement of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools facilities, and local commercial and economic development efforts. He has also been responsible for strengthening the capacity of and recruiting senior leadership for a number of areas in the University, including financial strategy and budget, communications, student and campus life, community and civic engagement, and admissions and financial aid.
Prior to his appointment at Chicago, Greene was a vice president at Brown University. At Brown he had oversight of thirteen departments and was the senior officer responsible for policies and planning that optimized the educational environment for the University’s undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. He led planning studies that resulted in major new and renovated campus facilities, a broad range of new student services, and a number of new programs that enhanced the academic dimensions of residential and campus life.
He began his career at Brown as President Ruth J. Simmons’s chief administrative deputy. During that time he helped develop the Plan for Academic Enrichment, the University’s long-term plan. He played a similar role at Smith College, where he helped oversee planning efforts that resulted in an ambitious program of facilities and programmatic expansion.
Greene received a bachelor’s degree in history from Hamilton College, and his graduate degrees from Harvard University, receiving a master’s degree in human development and psychology and a master’s and a doctoral degree in administration, planning, and social policy.
His research interests include the influence of social and political movements on U.S. higher education. His book, The Women’s Movement and the Politics of Change at a Women’s College, was published in 2004 by RoutledgeFalmer Press.