John Y. Gotanda

John Y. Gotanda is an American attorney and academic administrator who has worked as the president of Hawaii Pacific University since July 1, 2016.[1]

John Y. Gotanda
5th President of Hawaii Pacific University
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
Preceded byGeoffrey Bannister
Dean of Villanova University School of Law
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byMark Sargent
Succeeded byMark C. Alexander
Personal details
BornHawaii, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BBA, JD)

Early life and education

Gotanda was born and raised in Hawaii, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1984. He earned his Juris Doctor from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 1987.

Career

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.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Office of the President". www.hpu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  2. "John Y. Gotanda". www.hpu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  3. "Talk Story: John Y. Gotanda". Hawaii Business Magazine. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  4. "John Y. Gotanda, Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Named President of Hawai'i Pacific University | Villanova University". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-11.


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