Office Hours with John Gardner
We are searching for big ideas that inspire hope and action in higher education around institutional transformation and innovation to advance student success and more equitable student outcomes. Joining John Gardner are higher education leaders and other relevant persons of interest who will discuss innovation and strategies that improve higher education.The Gardner Institute, a 24-year-old non-profit, has been at the forefront of innovation in higher education; our mission very clearly connects us to the broader societal efforts to increase social justice.The Gardner Institute connects with thousands of professionals in the higher education ecosystem; through a wide array of activities such as Transformative Conversations, the Teaching and Learning Academy, and the Socially Just Design Series, and through our work as an Intermediary for Scale supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As a leader in the student success movement in higher education, we strive to provide support for institutions interested in social justice and institutional transformation.
Office Hours with John Gardner
Episode 31 - Henry Stoever Leading Governing Boards
Henry Stoever is the President and CEO of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB). He brings to AGB a deep understanding of the importance of strategic governance and a wealth of experience building member-focused organizations. As AGB’s president & CEO, he oversees leadership and operations of the organization serving over 1,300 boards representing over 40,000 individual trustees across more than 2,000 member institutions around the world. Henry champions AGB’s educational and advocacy work including AGB Search, a wholly-owned private company of AGB.
In his prior role at the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), he oversaw marketing, partner relations, and board-development teams, providing insights on issues shaping board agendas. Earlier in his career, Henry led marketing and communications teams as the Senior Vice President for StudentLoans.com, Vice President of Marketing for the CoStar Group, Senior Director of Industry Marketing at Nextel Communications (now Sprint Communications), Director of Marketing, Communications and Business Development at LexisNexis, and as a brand manager at Kraft Foods.
After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. in economics, Henry served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer. Subsequently, he earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
In addition to serving as a trustee for the United States Naval Academy Foundation’s Academic and Scholarship Programs board, Henry is a member of the board of directors for the Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors. He was a visiting professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business.
