Deborah Wahlen

Deborah Wahlen is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in strategic operations and project management within higher education and nonprofit sectors. Since December 2016, Wahlen has served as the Executive Director of Strategic Operations at the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, following a role as the Director of Strategic Operations. Wahlen co-founded Florian's Causes, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting disabled veterans and families of fallen firefighters, and has also co-founded a yoga retreat business in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Previous roles include directorship positions at Simmons University, Project Manager at the Office of the President, and consulting roles at firms like Graphic Packaging International and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Wahlen holds an MBA from Boston College and a BA in Economics from Boston University.