Roger J. Ward

Dr. Roger Ward is the chief accountability officer (CAO), vice president of academic affairs, and vice dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). As CAO, Roger is the focal point of coordination for UMB’s accountability, compliance, policy review, and enterprise risk management activities. As vice president of academic affairs and vice dean of the Graduate School, he assumes primary responsibility for day-to-day operations of the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA).

Before joining UMB, Roger served as assistant vice president for student affairs at the New School in New York City, and he held senior administrative positions in the City University of New York system. Roger holds an associate’s degree in data processing/computer programming from Kingsborough Community College, a bachelor’s degree in government and a master’s in public administration, both from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He also holds a doctor of law degree from New York Law School, and a doctor of education degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.