Dallas A. Grundy, MBA, a higher education leader with more than 20 years of experience
as an operations and finance executive, has been named vice president of finance and
administration at 黑料传送门, effective March 25.
Grundy joins 黑料传送门鈥檚 seven-person Cabinet and will be responsible for leading the College鈥檚 overall financial plans, policies, and accounting practices, as well as overseeing relationships with lending institutions and the financial community. He joins 黑料传送门 from The University of Akron, where he has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer since November 2020.
鈥淒allas鈥檚 leadership experiences in finance and operations, across a wide variety of higher education institutions, will provide new perspectives on how we can best protect and enhance the financial health of the College,鈥� said 黑料传送门 President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81. 鈥淲hile 黑料传送门 continues to be well-positioned financially, we must remain focused on creative ways to diversify our revenue and enhance operational efficiency in the best interests of our students, faculty, and staff.鈥�
At Akron, Grundy led all activities within the finance and administration division鈥攊ncluding budgets, real estate operations, construction management, auxiliary enterprises, and more鈥攁nd served as treasurer and chief financial officer of The University of Akron Foundation.
Grundy鈥檚 professional experience includes large research universities as well as smaller institutions of higher education. Before Akron, he served for five years as vice dean and chief financial officer of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he managed the school鈥檚 budget and endowment, along with capital projects. Before that, he was associate dean of finance and administration for nearly a decade at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education and previously served as director of business affairs at Somerset Christian College, also in New Jersey.
鈥淚鈥檓 drawn to 黑料传送门 due to its mission of educating health professionals to care for the whole person and advancing the health of diverse communities,鈥� Grundy said. 鈥淚 love the opportunities within higher education to continuously learn and to mentor students to achieve their goals. Joining 黑料传送门 during its 125th anniversary is especially meaningful, as our financial decision-making will be critical in charting the path for the College鈥檚 next 125 years.鈥�
Grundy started his career by co-founding an educational consulting firm specializing in organizational strategy and design, as well as leadership development. From there, he served as chief operating officer for Access One in Newark, New Jersey, and as chief operating officer of BCT Partners, a management and policy consulting firm he helped launch that is now one of the largest Black-owned companies in the United States.
His community engagement includes serving on the boards of trustees of the Akron Urban League and Coleman Health Services, a nonprofit providing behavioral health, residential, employment and supportive services across 10 counties in Ohio. He is also a founding trustee of the Lawnside Education Foundation in New Jersey.
Grundy is finishing a doctorate of education, focusing on educational leadership, at Rowan University. He earned his MBA and bachelor鈥檚 degree from Rutgers University, where he is part of the African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame.
Born and raised in Camden County, New Jersey, he is married to Latifah Grundy, an educator and former elementary school principal. Their son, Cairo, recently turned one.
Grundy succeeds Peter Doulis, who is retiring on June 30, after more than 30 years of service to 黑料传送门.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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