Paul R. Brown

Paul R. Brown was the eighth president of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, assuming office on August 1, 2013, and formally inaugurated on April 10, 2014. He was preceded as Monmouth University president by Paul G. Gaffney II. Prior to his appointment at Monmouth, Dr. Brown served as dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University from 2007 to 2013.

As president of Monmouth University, Brown led and implemented a comprehensive strategic planning process to establish the university's long-term trajectory, implemented substantial campus improvements to both the physical campus, including construction of a new science facility, the largest investment in academic facilities in university history and academic programs, including the establishment of the Institute for Health & Wellness, and an affiliation with The Grammy Museum, establishing the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, while leading the university to record levels of student enrollment and its highest levels outside financial support, including a $5 million Marine Science & Policy Challenge Grant for the university's Urban Coast Institute. He also championed the role of amateur athletic programs, stressing the importance of providing a meaningful education to student-athletes.

In April 2015, Brown was appointed to the board of trustees of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, a non-profit organization that has collaboratively preserved more than 22,500 acres of open space and natural habitat throughout Monmouth County with partnerships between public and private entities since its founding in 1977.

In February 2017, it was announced that Brown would begin a sabbatical that concluded with his retirement from the university. Former Vice President and General Counsel, Grey J. Dimenna, was named as Brown's successor.

More recently, The Franklin & Marshall College Board of Trustees elected Brown to a five-year term as a trustee of the college beginning July 1, 2021. Provided by Wikipedia