Cyndi McLeod is an award winning global education leader who helps universities, colleges, governments and private sector institutions grow through innovative marketing, recruitment, and joint venture programs and training contracts and is highly re garded as an internalization specialist. Her career spans 30 years of outstanding achievement in the post-secondary education sector working in both academic and administrative roles.
For the past 15 years, Cyndi has served as Vice President at two notable universities. Her executive contributions have been distinguished by dramatic growth in domestic and international enrollment and revenues, the development of innovative business models and partnerships, and a significant strengthening of institutional brands, market positions and fund raising. Cyndi has a proven track record in working collaboratively inside organizations to build successful internalization strategies, creating buy in and support from various stakeholders across the organization and including government and the community. Previous to her executive roles, Cyndi was a college Dean with responsibility for 19 academic units.
Cyndi holds an MBA in International Business and is recognized as a China Scholar and Alumni of Beijing Foreign Language University.
Her vision and efforts have benefited The World Bank, The Canadian International Development Agency, IPPP – Latin America, AGCI, APCI, IOHE, Asia Development Bank, and UNESCO, among other leading international institutions. As a conference speaker and teacher, she is a passionate advocate of the importance of building international brands and the internationalization of education. Cyndi is the co founder of the newly formed association GLOW – Global Women in Education to champion the growth and development of women leaders in the field of international education.