2020
DR. KIMBERLY R.
CLINE
PRESIDENT
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY (LIU)
Dr. Kimberly R. Cline has been serving as the 10th president of Long Island University (LIU).
She has been leading the nearly century-old institution to recognition as a national teaching
and research institution and has overseen unprecedented increases in graduation rates
and the average SAT scores of applicants. Well-respected external validators such as The
Princeton Review’s, Forbes, and the Brookings Institution are acknowledging LIU’s success
and program of strategic initiatives, and Standard and Poor’s recently upgraded LIU’s credit
rating in recognition of its “solid management team” and “exceptional operating margins
resulting from good management.”
A recognized leader in education, Dr. Cline has been named to the Long Island Press Power
List of the 50 most influential people on Long Island, was named to the inaugural Long
Island Power 50 by City and State, and was named one of Brooklyn’s Women of Distinction.
Dr. Cline was a chair of the Board of Trustees of the Council of Independent Colleges and
Universities and a past member of the board of the Center for Creative Leadership. She
has been recently serving as Chair of the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher
Education (LIRACHE) and as a board member of the Long Island Association.
Along with a Bachelor in Science in Industrial Relations, Dr. Cline also holds a Master of
Business Administration, Juris Doctor, and Doctor of Educational Administration. She
previously served as Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer of the State University of New
York system and President of Mercy College.
POWER WOMEN LONG ISLAND