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Anthony Ogden

Senior Advisory Consultant

Dr. Anthony Ogden serves as a Senior Advisory Consultant to Harris Search Associates on higher education assignments, with specific expertise in international higher education.  He provides insight, national and international perspectives, and vetting of candidates on behalf of client institutions and our firm.

Dr. Ogden earned his Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University in Educational Theory and Policy with a dual title in Comparative and International Education and a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT.

He has nearly 30 years of experience in higher education having held senior leadership positions at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Kentucky, and Michigan State University.  Most recently, he served as Associate Vice Provost of Global Engagement at the University of Wyoming where he provided leadership and vision in advancing comprehensive internationalization. He is the founding partner of Gateway International Group, which assists institutions around the world to succeed in the next generation of higher education. 

As an educator, scholar and three-time Fulbright recipient, Dr. Ogden has produced over 60 professional and scholarly publications focused on higher education leadership, including edited books focused on the issue of scholar-practitioners in higher education (Symposium Books, 2016), the integration of education abroad into the undergraduate curriculum (Stylus, 2019), and a comprehensive compendium on international education research (Routledge, 2020). He serves as a reviewer for numerous higher education journals and holds faculty appointments at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey and the American College of Education.

Dr. Ogden is an active member of numerous professional associations including NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), the European Association of International Education (EAIE), and The Forum on Education Abroad. Dr. Ogden serves on various international boards focused on higher education and is currently the Vice president of International Learning and Engagement for the Star Scholars Network.  

A noted international higher education expert by the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Ogden has conducted formal higher education program evaluations in 25 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. He regularly offers seminars around the world on topics related to international learning and engagement.

Dr. Ogden has lived in Japan, Australia and Cameroon and has professional experience in over 80 countries.

Anthony Ogden
Harris Search Associates - an IIC Partners member firm, is a leading global higher education executive search and board advisory consulting firm with 44 offices in 33 countries worldwide. Our higher education executive search practice is focused on identifying and attracting leaders to support the growth of clients in the areas of research, science, engineering, academic medicine, and healthcare enterprises. Clients include the foremost universities, research parks, institutes, academic medical centers, and healthcare organizations driving global innovation and discovery.