John Y. Gotanda | |
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5th President of Hawaii Pacific University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Bannister |
Dean of Villanova University School of Law | |
In office 2011–2016 | |
Preceded by | Mark Sargent |
Succeeded by | Mark C. Alexander |
Personal details | |
Born | Hawaii,U.S. |
Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BBA,JD) |
John Yukio Gotanda [1] is an American attorney and academic administrator who has worked as the president of Hawaii Pacific University since July 1,2016. [2]
Gotanda was born and raised in Hawaii.
From the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,Gotanda received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in management in 1984 and a Juris Doctor in 1987. [1]
After graduating from law school,Gotanda served as a staff attorney with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then joined Covington &Burling in Washington,D.C. an associate attorney and later joined Goodwin Procter in Boston. In 1994,Gotanda joined the faculty of Villanova University as a law professor,where he later served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,Associate Dean for Faculty Research,Director of the J.D./M.B.A. Program,and Dean of the Villanova University School of Law from 2011 to 2016,and became President of Hawai‘i Pacific University,the largest private university in the State of Hawaiʻi on July 1,2016. [3] [4] [5]
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