Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs
Prior to his appointment at SUNY, Dr. Mitch Leventhal served as vice provost for international affairs at the University of Cincinnati, with responsibilities for global strategy, institutional collaboration, international recruitment, and curricular internationalization. Reporting units included UC International Planning, UC International Programs and UC International Services. Dr. Leventhal has extensive international experience across many industry verticals, including shipping, chemicals, finance, insurance, information technology, technology transfer and education. He is widely recognized as a leader in international student recruitment strategy, enterprise-wide data systems, consortium-based initiatives, and public-private partnerships.
Prior positions include founder and president of the Microstate Corporation, adjunct assistant professor of Information Management Systems at The George Washington University, founding CEO of the Intellectual Property Technology Exchange, and co-founder vice president for strategic initiatives and managing director of Planet Payment, Inc. Prior to his last position at the University of Cincinnati, he headed North American operations for IDP, a firm owned by Australian universities.
Dr. Leventhal is Chairman and President of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), and sits on numerous other commissions and boards. Leventhal earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Politics and a master’s in Comparative and Developmental policies from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. in the International Political Economy of Education from the University of Chicago.