Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson, most recently president of Pennsylvania Western University, assumed the role of eighth president of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Aug. 10. He leads Utah’s largest public university, which combines the open enrollment and technical training of a community college with bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. UVU graduated more than 13,400 students this year, its largest graduating class.

Dr. Anderson previously served as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Southern Utah University and Middle Georgia State University. He also spent more than a decade teaching undergraduate and graduate business courses at the University of West Georgia, where he held leadership positions including deputy provost, associate vice president, associate dean, accreditation liaison, and MBA director. In 2024, he was named one of Pennsylvania’s most influential leaders in City & State’s PA Fifty Over 50.

A Utah native, Dr. Anderson attended Bingham High School and Utah State University. He earned a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Kentucky, an M.Ed. in business education from the University of West Georgia, a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Utah State University, and an associate degree from Ricks College, now Brigham Young University–Idaho.