Dr. Nicki Harrington
Former Chancellor · 2yr/4yr Colleges & Universities · CA
Our network
Subject matter experts.
Subject matter experts.
Not generalists.
Behind every CBT engagement is a carefully selected team of higher education's most experienced practitioners — former presidents, provosts, CFOs, and deans, matched precisely to your institution's needs.
60+Active consultants nationwide
30 yrsAverage experience
14Former presidents & chancellors
11Former provosts & CAOs
7Former CFOs & CBOs
A glimpse of our core team
Below is a sampling of CBT's core consultants and coaches — the practitioners we most frequently bring into engagements. Our full network extends well beyond this core team, and additional subject-matter experts are matched in as each project requires.
Dr. Christine J. Quinn
Former Provost & Dean · Private Research University
Troy Stovall
Former President, CFO · Public/Private Universities
Dr. Brice Harris
Former Chancellor · State Community College System
Dr. Cynthia Griffith
Former Provost · State Community College System
Dr. Patricia Arredondo
Former President & Dean · Public/Private Universities
Dr. Steve Crow
Former CBO/CFO · State Community College System
Dr. E. Gordon Gee
Former President & Chancellor · R1 & Ivy League Universities
Dr. Glen Earl
Former Faculty & Chair · Public/Private Universities & Private Sector
Dr. Linda Slee
Former Dean & Chair · School of Psychology & Private Sector
Susan Metros
Former Faculty & CIO · R1 & Large Public/Private Universities
Dr. Lori Bennett
Former President · State Community College System
Sujoy Roy
Former CEO · EdTech, Federal Government, R1 Universities
Sally Montemayor Lenz
Former Executive · State Community College System
Dr. Tim Jansa
Former Chief of Staff · Public/Private Universities
Dr. KC Greaney
Former Director of IR · State Community College System
Chris Vitelli
Current President · State Community College System
James Walton
Former CEO & Vice President · R1 Universities, EdTech, and Private Sector
Plus 30 more practitioners across the network.
Every team is matched specifically — not pulled from a bench.
How matching works
Three lenses. One handpicked team.
i. Subject
The work itself
Strategic plan? Reorg? AI policy? We start by anchoring the team around the substance of the engagement.
ii. Context
The institution
Public or independent. Two-year or four-year. Faith-based. Rural. Unionized. We match consultants who've lived your context.
iii. Culture
The fit
Style matters. We match for chemistry — direct vs. consultative, fast vs. deliberate — so the team integrates from day one.
You meet your proposed team before any contract is signed.
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CBT is always in conversation with experienced practitioners — former presidents, provosts, CFOs, deans, and senior leaders — who want to apply what they've learned in service of other institutions.
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