Suzan Brinker, PHD
Dr. Suzan Brinker is a co-founder and CEO of Viv Education LLC, a Boston-based women-owned consulting firm and marketing agency for colleges and universities. Viv specializes in integrating content and media strategies to drive brand awareness and enrollment growth.
Suzan grew up in Germany with a Turkish father and a German mother. She fell in love with American higher education when she came to the U.S. to study as an undergraduate exchange student at St. Norbert College. She stuck around and earned her M.A. in communication from Marquette and her PhD in Higher Education from Penn State.
Before founding Viv, Suzan served as Director of Marketing at both Penn State World Campus and Northeastern University.
Suzan now lives in Concord, Massachusetts with her husband, their 3 kids, and their dog. She still believes higher education is the key facilitator of social mobility. Her career is dedicated to ensuring it stays that way.