Stephanie Nesbitt has been named the next president of Utica University in New York. She is slated to assume her new role on January 1, 2026.
Utica University enrolls nearly 2,600 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students. Women represent 59 percent of the undergraduate population.
Currently, Nesbitt serves as Utica’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. She was first appointed to the role last summer following a year of interim service. A faculty member since 2012, Nesbitt has held several academic leadership roles at Utica, including director of the MBA program, director of the risk management and insurance program, and dean of the School of Business and Justice Studies.
In her research, Nesbitt focuses on the development and effective teaching of business education programs, as well as legal issues in cybersecurity. Before joining the Utica faculty, she was risk manager and associate counsel for Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare.
A graduate of Ithaca College in New York, Nesbitt holds a juris doctorate from the University at Buffalo Law School and an MBA from Syracuse University.