Mike Malefakis

Mike brings more than 30 years of higher education experience to Emeritus and most recently served as a Senior Advisor at Leeds Illuminate. Previously, he served as Director at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Associate Dean of Executive Education at Columbia Business School, and Associate Vice Dean and CEO of Wharton Executive Education. Mike was a director on the board of UNICON for a six-year term and served as board chair, as part of a lifelong commitment to empowering innovation, learning, and workforce access. Additionally, he spent six years working in Latin America for higher education and philanthropic organizations. He led Executive Education at INCAE Business School in Costa Rica for three and a half years. At Emeritus, Mike guides a visionary team that has grown its university relationships to build a robust offering of more than 300 learning programs serving 250,000 learners worldwide.