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Meet President S. Brock Blomberg

On September 1, 2021, CIIS welcomed Dr. S. Brock Blomberg as the University's eighth president. Learn more about his inspiring work and strategic direction and initiatives.

An economist by training, President Blomberg is focused on developing CIIS as a singular, sustainable, and spiritually grounded institution.

He is committed to leveraging the University’s integral roots and a brisk course of strategic change to raise the University’s eminence to parallel its distinction in pedagogy and praxis. Building on CIIS’ commitment to innovation, transformation, multifarious epistemologies, world wisdom, and diversity and social justice, President Blomberg has initiated a new six-year strategic plan, including reimagining and resourcing our core identity for the 21st century through new branding and website, overhauling institutional systems and structures, elevating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to its own division, and developing a University endowment. He is also prioritizing the well-being of the entire community through the Restoration & Reinvestment Action Plan to bring compensation equity to faculty and staff; transforming CIIS’ DEI model to focus on resilience and well-being; and building bold and innovative programs for health and wellness. 

President Blomberg is additionally committed to advancing the University’s educational prominence through public outreach and conversation, which has resulted in widespread media placement of faculty and staff research in renowned publications, particularly related to psychedelic-assisted therapy, climate change, and trauma. He continues to support Public Programs and global initiatives – including a transformation accelerator with enterprise luminaries and a center for contemplative studies – that have placed CIIS at the center of essential international conversations. 

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Welcome to CIIS!

President Blomberg is a visionary leader in higher education, an internationally recognized scholar, and a passionate champion for integral education and individual and collective wellness.

S. Brock Blomberg

"CIIS was founded as a small community with a big vision: to give people of all backgrounds and beliefs the opportunity to transform self, society, and Earth through an integral education and an evolution of consciousness. For 54 years, that bold and courageous confidence in the potential for human flourishing has been renewed with each graduating class.”

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Learn more about the people and offices that support the work of President Blomberg.

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    Leadership

    CIIS’ senior administrators embody and uplift our Seven Commitments, honor our history and traditions, and engage with the community to shape a shared vision for the University’s future. 

    The University’s leadership consists of the Board of Trustees, Executive Leadership, and the President's Cabinet. The Executive Leadership and Cabinet serve as advisory boards to the President on matters of strategic importance and on issues as requested by the President.

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    Board of Trustees

    CIIS is governed in part by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Trustees. The trustees are responsible for advancing CIIS’ mission, vision, and Commitments. 

    The Board formulates and attains the University’s strategies and goals for institutional directions, ensures its fiscal health through an active financial development program, and assures stewardship by establishing necessary administrative, organizational, and fiscal policies.

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    University Relations

    University Relations is the strategic, creative, and impact-driven division for the entire CIIS community. They work to share and evolve CIIS' story and to enhance and safeguard its reputation in support of our mission to facilitate radical transformation through unique and dynamic educational experiences in the service of self, society, and Earth. 

    The Division is comprised of two internal groups: University Relations & Campus Experience, which includes the Office of Strategic Communications and Relations and Operations and Campus Experience; and External Relations & Community Engagement, which includes Advancement, Alumni Relations, Public Programs, and The Arts at CIIS.

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    Building On Commitment: CIIS @ 60

    CIIS has a new 6-year Strategic Plan, initiated by President Blomberg.

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    Board of Trustees

    CIIS is governed in part by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Trustees. The trustees are responsible for advancing CIIS’ mission, vision, and Commitments.

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    Past Presidents

    Eight presidents have served CIIS since its founding in 1968, beginning with Dr. Haridas Chaudhuri to Dr. S. Brock Blomberg, CIIS’ current president.