Kerith Gardner

Kerith Gardner oversees faculty affairs and special projects for the Office of the Senior Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs. Her expertise and responsibilities include developing strategy, policy, and procedures related to faculty, recruitment, retention, and evaluation, working with the centers and programs, accreditation, and special projects. Prior to joining the Business School in November 2008, Gardner worked at Teach For America, as managing director of selection strategy for admissions. She also served as executive director of the National Academy of Education and the NAE/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship program. Gardner has worked as a consultant for TCC Group, special assistant to the Provost at New York University, and executive assistant to the Dean of the School of the Arts at Columbia University. She holds a BA in History from Wesleyan University, an MA in American History from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.