Susan E Saxton

Susan E. Saxton is an American entrepreneur and educational strategist.[1][2][3][4] She is currently serving as the founding president of the American University of Bahrain (AUBH).[5][6][7]

Academic career

In 1999, Saxton was appointed as founding dean of the school of business and technology for Capella University.[8][9] In 2002, she served as dean of the college of eLearning, a start-up division at Lynn University.[10] In 2004, Saxton joined Kaplan University as the vice president of strategy and product development and dean of students.[11][12][13]

Saxton joined Laureate Education Inc.[14] in 2006, a private company. During her first six years at Laureate, she held several roles, including dean, College of Education at Walden University;[15] senior vice president of product management; senior vice president of product strategy, innovation and development; chief academic officer; and chief strategy officer.[16] In 2012 Saxton relocated to The Hague, Netherlands, where she was appointed as the chief strategy and development officer for the International Baccalaureate Organization.[17] In 2015, Saxton assumed the role of senior vice president of innovation and emerging strategies and subsequently became the chief executive officer at the University of St. Augustine[18][19] for Health Sciences, an acquisition of Laureate Education.[20][21]

Saxton was appointed as the founding president of the American University of Bahrain in 2019.[22][23][24] In December of that year, she was invited to be one of the award panelists for the fourth edition of Tamkeen's Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship.[25][26][27]

References

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  2. ↑ "A Promise of Academic Excellence". www.bahrainthismonth.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Academic Excellence – An Interview with Dr. Susan E. Saxton, American University of Bahrain". Gulf Insider. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Learn how AUBH diversifies its academic porfolio". Gulf Insider. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Al-A'abed, Bayan (4 August 2019). "Startup MGZN – Exclusive: An interview with the president of the American University in Bahrain". Startup MGZN. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "American University of Bahrain – Mumtalakat 2019 Annual Report". 2019annual.mumtalakat.bh. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "The American University of Bahrain Forming an Academic Partnership with California State University, Northridge". American University of Bahrain. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Equipping students with practical job skills | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fit and Focused: Second Annual President's Run at the American University of Bahrain (AUBH) | Bahrain This Week". bahrainthisweek.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "AUBH & Bahrain Businesswomen's Society Partner Up to Empower Students". Startupscene. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Southern Governorate | Kingdom of Bahrain". www.southern.gov.bh. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Gulf Insider March 2021 by Gulf Insider Media - Issuu". issuu.com. March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Regional Accreditor WSCUC Visits Bahrain: the American University of Bahrain (AUBH) and key constituents". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Laureate Education Inc". Docslib. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Walden University Grants Support National Educator for a Day". www.waldenu.edu. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "AUBH Is Launching Two New Bachelor Programs For Super In-Demand Industries". Local Bahrain. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "stc Bahrain | stc Bahrain and the American University of Bahrain (AUBH) Launch Joint Marketing Campaign". www.stc.com.bh. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Acting the Part". University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "The IB Program: An International Gateway to Higher Education and Beyond" (PDF). files.eric.ed.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "American University of Bahrain to open in September". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  21. ↑ MGZN, Startup (4 December 2019). "Winners of the Bahrain Awards for Entrepreneurship Announced!". StartUp Bahrain. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Leading towards a lifetime of success". www.gulf-insider.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "bahrain to open its first american university by september". gulf-insider.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "Dr. Susan E. Saxton". Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  27. ↑ Kumar, Abhitab (5 December 2019). "Tamkeen Award 'attests to Bahrain's deep-rooted entrepreneurial culture' | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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