17: How to Make the Most of Career Transitions

With special guest:  Susan Dennehy

Julie interviews Susan Dennehy, an operations and finance leader in higher education administration at Northwestern University. Susan has over 20 years experience in higher education in a variety of positions. Currently, she specializes in process development & improvement, change management, Human Resources, and manager development.

In this interview, we discuss Susan’s career path, how she landed in higher education, and some of the benefits and challenges she’s faced.  Topics we cover include:

• Earning a PhD and deciding NOT to become a professor
• The benefits (and challenges) of working in higher education
• What it’s like to work in operations in an academic setting
• Susan’s first negotiation experience and what she learned 

Susan’s bio:

Susan is a finance, administration, and operations leader with nearly 20 years experience in higher education.  She played an integral role in launching multiple academic start-ups and now focuses on the transition to scale to ensure long-term sustainability and success. She specializes in process development & improvement, change management, Human Resources, and manager development.

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