Team Member

Stephen Healey

Managing Director

Steve’s background is marked by his ability to navigate mergers and acquisitions successfully. Healey has demonstrated a commitment to keeping faculty and staff informed and maintaining institutional integrity and compassion. Beyond his expertise in M&A, Healey has a knack for developing new, revenue-generating academic programs to boost enrollment. He is adept at stabilizing finances, driving strategic initiatives, working with accreditors and regulators, and implementing structural changes to position institutions for growth.

Expertise

  • Operations and Enrollments
  • Strategic Transactions (mergers, acquisitions)
  • Turnarounds and Reorganizations
  • Program Development (40+) for enrollment growth
  • Expert in faculty culture (Tenure, Handbook, CBA)
  • Accreditation (regional, professional)
  • Assessment and Business Plan Review
  • Program-level ROI
  • Regulatory and Accreditor Compliance and Communications
  • Board Governance
  • Ethics

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer (Cambridge College)
  • President and CEO (Cambridge College)
  • Interim President (Univ. of Bridgeport)
  • Provost and VPAA (Cambridge, Bridgeport)
  • Tenured faculty member
  • Regional Accreditation team member (more than 15 times)
  • Professional accreditation compliance (15 accreditors)
  • Regulatory compliance (Connecticut DHE, Massachusetts DHE, federal)
  • Led successful mergers (twice) and acquisition
  • Budget management and critical reductions
  • Crisis Communication

Education

  • Boston College (PhD)
  • Eastern Nazarene College (BA