Timothy P. Slottow is an American businessman who worked as the president of the University of Phoenix from 2014 to 2017 and later as Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Kamehameha Schools until his retirement in February 2022. He previously spent 16 years at the University of Michigan, including as vice president and CFO.
Timothy Slottow | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of the University of Phoenix | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Pepicello |
| Succeeded by | Peter Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of Washington (MBA) |
Education
editSlottow earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in human physiology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.[1][2]
Career
editAfter graduating from business school, Slottow worked various positions at Amtrak, the city of Seattle, and Accenture.[2]
In 1998, Slottow was hired as the executive vice president and CFO at the University of Michigan.[2][3] At the University of Michigan, Slottow managed thousands of employees and served as the leader and manager of building construction, IT services, investment management, and HR.[1] He steered the University of Michigan during the recession, managing a $6.5 billion budget and a $16 billion asset portfolio.[4]
While at Michigan, Slottow intervened in a major dispute between the university and Coca-Cola about alleged human rights violations. Slottow supported, and ultimately won, an investigation into Coca-Cola's labor practices. In late-2005 and early-2006, the University of Michigan stopped buying Coca-Cola products. Allegations surfaced about alleged human rights violations by Coca-Cola. The university requested that Coca-Cola audit the alleged violations, but the company refused. After four months of suspended contracts between University of Michigan and Coca-Cola, Slottow worked with the university's administration to resume contracts with Coca-Cola in exchange for independent investigations into the alleged violations. The International Labour Organization was one of the organizations that agreed to investigate the labor practices. In his public letter to Coca-Cola, which Slottow co-wrote with another Michigan executive, he said "We respect the reputation and track record of ILO in advancing the rights of workers around the world.”"[5]
An article about Slottow in the University of Michigan's student newspaper, The Michigan Daily, praised Slottow for “wide-ranging responsibility for a $5.2 billion enterprise”[1] and said “Timothy Slottow couldn’t be more of an exception.”[1]
In 2014, he was hired to run the University of Phoenix. After he announced his departure from Ann Arbor, the president of the University of Michigan publicly praised his efforts to grow the university's endowment fund to $8.4 billion.[3] At the University of Michigan, Slottow oversaw operating revenues, financial and physical assets.[6]
In October 2015, Slottow wrote to an open letter to alumni of the University of Phoenix after the United States Department of Defense placed its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the school in probationary status.[7][8]
Slottow has published his views of University of Phoenix on Inside Higher Ed, including his view in response to columnist Matt Reed's column[9] about whether the university was a "good" school.[10] He also wrote about the White House College Scorecard upon data released in September 2015.[11]
From 2018 to 2022, Slottow was the executive vice president and CFO of Kamehameha Schools.[12] He retired in February 2022.[13]
Personal life
editSlottow is married to Marie Slottow. For his "silver" wedding anniversary (25 years), Slottow danced with his wife—a competitive ballroom dancer—at the Michigan Theater for a benefit for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Needle, Todd (9 March 2011). "Tim Slottow: The man on top of the bottom line". The Michigan Daily. University of Michigan. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Timothy Slottow, President, University of Phoenix". www.phoenix.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ a b Freed, Ben (1 April 2014). "University of Michigan CFO Tim Slottow leaving to lead University of Phoenix". Michigan Live. MLive Media Group. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "University of Phoenix names Tim Slottow as new president". Phoenix Business Journal. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Davidson, Jeremy (12 April 2006). "Coke's Return to U. Michigan Campus Draws Mixed Opinions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Management Team". Apollo. Apollo Education Group. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Blumenstyk, Goldie (March 7, 2016). "Leader of U. of Phoenix Says It's 'Heads-Down Focused' on Improvements for Students". www.chronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "PLEASE READ: An important message". goto.phoenix.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "Higher Education Blogs | Blog U". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Essay by the University of Phoenix's new president on quality at the for-profit | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Essay says data in White House Scorecard is lacking | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Hawaiʻi's Top 250 Companies 2021". Hawaii Business Magazine. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "News archive".