Toby McChesney

Toby McChesney has been the senior assistant dean of graduate programs for Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business since October 2016. He oversees admissions, student services, and career management for three MBA programs (Evening, Executive, Online) and four Master of Science programs (Business Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management and Analytics). Helping to launch a new and improved Evening MBA program, Toby worked with the team to increase both the quality and quantity of the incoming fall class resulting in a student increase of 80%. He received the Dean's Excellence Award for going above and beyond in all aspects of work in the pursuit of the mission of Leavey School of Business.

Previously, Toby was an assistant dean of graduate programs for Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University for eight years. In this role, he oversaw three MBA programs, twenty Master of Science programs, helped lead several re-organizations, and increased both revenue and enrollments. Prior to GSU, Toby was at Emory University's Goizueta School of Business in Executive MBA admissions, and at American University working in undergraduate admissions. Toby has served on the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admissions Council and has spoken and presented at numerous GMAC, AACSB, AMBA, EMBA Council, MBA Roundtable and PTMBA conferences. He is currently on the Board Chair of the Jesuit Network Group, Board Chair of BusinessCAS and Board Member of the PTMBA Advisory Board. He earned his bachelor’s degree from American University, a master’s degree in higher education from George Washington University, and a doctorate degree in higher education.

Companies

• Vice Provost for Graduate Programs Santa Clara University (2021)
• Adjunct Lecturer Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (2017)
• Sr. Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (2016 — 2021)
• Special Assistant to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Santa Clara University (2020 — 2021)
• Freelance Consultant American University - Kogod School of Business (2016 — 2016)
• Board of Directors Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) (2013 — 2016)
• Assistant Dean of Graduate Recruiting and Student Services Georgia State University (2009 — 2016)
• Director of the PMBA Program Georgia State University (2008 — 2009)
• Associate Director EMBA Admissions Goizueta Business School (2007 — 2008)

Education

• MA The George Washington University (2003 — 2005)
• EdD Nova Southeastern University (2006 — 2013)
• BA American University (1998 — 2002)