Becky Takeda-Tinker

Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker champions workforce success through innovative and evidence-based education and training programs and models. In her current role as Chief Education & Operations Innovation Officer at the Colorado State University System, she leverages years of experience in collaborating, leading, and sharing what is possible among diverse stakeholders to deliver innovative higher education and training programs that ensure workforce success. This builds on her prior role as Recovery Officer with Colorado’s Departments of Labor & Employment and Higher Education where she worked to invest post-pandemic federal and state funds for economic growth and recovery.

Becky holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with a specialization in Leadership; an MBA in Finance; a post-graduate certificate in marketing management; and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She is also the author of the book, Impacting the Future of Higher Education, and has been selected as one of Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business; and named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Business by the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber of Commerce, one of the Five Higher Ed Leaders to Watch by Education Dive, a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts, and a PowerBook Thought Leader by the Denver Business Journal.