Joe Dery serves as Vice President and Dean of Data Analytics, Computer Science, and Software Engineering at Western Governors University since August 2022, overseeing over 16,000 students and leading a team of 300 faculty members while spearheading a WGU-wide Decision Intelligence transformation project. Prior to this role, Joe Dery had a successful tenure at Dell Technologies from November 2011 to July 2022, where responsibilities included leading digital solutions in supply chain operations, managing global decision sciences teams, and driving analytics-based transformation initiatives. Joe Dery has also served as an adjunct assistant professor at Bentley University and holds a PhD in Business Analytics from Bentley University, alongside an MS in Marketing Analytics and a BS in Business Management from Babson College.