Dr. Shangraw is an entrepreneur and academic who has dedicated his career to thoughtfully scaling organizations and revolutionizing the landscape of global higher education. He currently serves as the founding President of the American University of Technology in Tashkent, is the president of Cintana Education, and holds several positions within Arizona State University (ASU). At Cintana, Dr. Shangraw collaborates with Arizona State and other academic institutions around the globe to increase access to higher education.
Prior to Cintana Education, Dr. Shangraw spent 15 years as a senior executive at ASU, named the most innovative university in the country ten years in a row by U.S. News and World Report. During his time as senior vice president for research and innovation, he helped ASU establish itself as one of the fastest-growing research enterprises in the United States. Later, as the chief executive officer of ASU Enterprise Partners, Dr. Shangraw and his team grew its assets to $1.5 billion through philanthropy, real estate, technology commercialization, applied research, and venture partnerships. Dr. Shangraw currently serves as a Professor of Practice at the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and a senior fellow with ASU’s University Design Institute.
Dr. Shangraw began his career in academia as a tenure-track faculty member at Syracuse University, where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in public administration with a specialization in technology and information policy and organization design from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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