Marcus Richardson

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, CUNY Brooklyn College

In his current role, Marcus oversees activities related to building upon the Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration’s (SVPFA) portfolio capacity to develop, collaborate, and sustain large cross-divisional initiatives that lead to organizational excellence and student, employee, and operational success. His role has expanded to include oversight of Brooklyn College's Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation Services, where he also serves as board vice chair. In addition, Marcus oversees the Brooklyn College Preparatory Center and Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts operations to ensure that academic and strategic entrepreneurial needs are met.

Prior to his current role, Marcus spent 14 years in Student Financial Services, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid. He has worked collaboratively to provide input into the College’s strategic plan, incorporating the critical role that student financial aid plays in institutional goals. Additionally, he contributed insight from an administrative education support unit perspective to the college’s most recent Middle States accreditation process.

Marcus is currently ABD in his doctoral program in the department of Urban Education (policy and leadership track) at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). His scholarly interests are rooted in the experiences of Black and Brown students in higher-educational settings.

Marcus lives in the community that he serves, Brooklyn, with his wife/partner and two young children.