President of the University

Antoinette Farmer-Thompson, President

DHEd, A.T. Still University; Executive Women in Leadership Certification, Cornell University; MBA, Healthcare, Grand Canyon University; MAEd, Adult and Continuing Education, University of Phoenix; BS, Criminal Justice, Arizona State University

Dr. Antoinette Farmer-Thompson was appointed as the 18th President of Strayer University in April 2024, following her role as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer, which she begin in November of 2021. A distinguished leader in higher education, with over 16 years of experience, her previous roles include Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Educational Outreach and Student Services at Arizona State University, and Senior Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and founding Honors College Dean at Grand Canyon University. Dr. Farmer-Thompson holds a Doctor of Health Education in Health Sciences from A.T. Still University, a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare from Grand Canyon University, a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. She also holds an Artificial Intelligence in Business Strategies and Applications Certificate from the University of California Berkeley, and an Executive Women in Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. Dr. Farmer-Thompson’s research interests focus on innovation in education to enhance economic mobility, organizational transformation through analytics and institutional effectiveness, and the development of women in leadership.