Dr. Farouk Dey Featured in Voices of Influence Series

We are honored to spotlight Dr. Farouk Dey, President of Palo Alto University, in our Voices of Influence series. This series features leaders who are redefining the future of higher education by being bold, equity-driven, and student-centered.

A Leader with Global Impact

The leadership positions that Dr. Dey has held in his career have transformed the way students in higher education learn. Prior to his employment at Palo Alto University, he was a Vice Provost at the Johns Hopkins University, where he developed programs that increased access and served to help students develop. Previously, he developed BEAM Career Education model at Stanford University that has since impacted the world in terms of career services linking learning with purposeful work.

A Vision for Student Success

Dr. Dey is a PhD student in Higher Education Administration whose work has been aimed at providing opportunities to students of different backgrounds. His work has influenced over 30,000 learners around the world and has provided them with access to resources, mentorship, and opportunities that can be used to achieve academic and personal success.

Key aspects of his leadership include:

• Reimagining career education to prepare students for the challenges of a changing workforce.
• Expanding equity and access to higher education for underrepresented learners.
• Building global networks that connect students with opportunities beyond the classroom.
• Designing strategies that put student growth and well-being at the center of learning.

Inspiring the Future of Education

The students and colleagues tell about Dr. Dey as an innovative and caring leader that is always interested in making sure that the work is aimed at producing positive outcomes that can make students happy. His leadership combines vision with action, creating real results in educational access, student success, and community impact.

Why His Story Matters

Dr. Dey has demonstrated how higher education can be both a personal and a social change agent through his leadership of Palo Alto University and in other institutions. His story is a reminder of the power of education to open doors and change lives.

At GlobalX Publications we take pride in the successes of Dr. Farouk Dey and his legacy. His story is reminiscent of what our Voices of Influence series aims to present: accounts of leaders who still extend opportunity, equity and success to students everywhere.