Tony Bourne

Vice President for Enrollment Management
University of Memphis

Dr. Tony Bourne earned his Ph.D. in Engineering – Cognitive Systems from Wright State University in Ohio and his research is focused on the development of success pathways from market to enrollment to graduation. He applied that research to his roles in enrollment management to improve student success while reforming class enrollments at institutions across the higher ed spectrum.

Bourne currently serves as Vice President for Enrollment Management at the University of Memphis. With over two decades of experience in higher education, he has also served as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Heidelberg University, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs at Rhodes State College in Ohio and Director of Enrollment Management in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State University, where he developed an advising and curricular platform that increased the retention of underprepared students and put them on a path to graduation.