Rich Ahrens Mba

Rich Ahrens MBA, SCP, SPHR, currently serves as Vice President of Human Resources at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., since April 2024. Prior to this role, Ahrens held the position of Vice President of Talent and Culture at Triumph Higher Education Group - Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts from February 2020 to April 2024. A significant tenure at Pearson Embanet as Director of Human Resources spanned from January 2012 to February 2020. Ahrens has also worked as Manager of Human Resources at Verizon Wireless and held various HR management roles at UOP, a Honeywell Company, across multiple years. Ahrens' educational background includes a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Management/Personnel Management from Elmhurst University, along with SHRM SCP and SPHR certifications.