Driven by Curiosity. Inspired by Chapman. Founded in 1861, Chapman University is a nationally ranked, mid-sized private institution, known for its commitment to excellence through research and innovative teaching, as well as its distinctive approach to personalized education. Chapman has experienced near-unprecedented growth during the last thirty years, evolving from a regional college with approximately 2,000 students to a nationally ranked, R2 comprehensive research university of nearly 10,000 students.

Chapman’s academic excellence and momentum as an institution are supported by its healthy financial position, resulting from careful planning and the thoughtful stewardship of university assets. Further, the University’s endowment exceeds $850 million and is amongst the fastest-growing university endowments in the country.

The University recently adopted its current strategic plan, Our Path to Greatness, an ambitious five-year plan that sets a course towards significantly elevating Chapman’s academic excellence. The Chapman community is excited about the strategic plan, and their new comprehensive fundraising campaign, Inspire: The Campaign for Chapman University, will help fuel their success. In February 2023, they announced the public phase of the campaign, and as of February 2025, they are already more than $400 million towards the $500 million goal.

To help continue this momentum and to realize its future goals, Chapman seeks a thoughtful, strategic, and dynamic leader to serve as its next Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The successful candidate will bring subject-matter expertise, sound judgment, excellent relationship and management skills, and a strategic understanding of risk-based audit and compliance approaches to their leadership of this important area. This leader will help develop and implement a clear, unified vision for University Compliance that will engage the campus community and position the University for future success.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a proven leader to help support and safeguard a highly recognized institution of academic distinction, and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation.