Jo Ann Rooney

Jo Ann Rooney
24th President of Loyola University Chicago
In office August 1, 2016 – September 30, 2022
Preceded by	Michael J. Garanzini
Succeeded by	Mark Reed (academic)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
In office May 2011 – September 2013
President of Mt. Ida College
In office July 2010 – May 2011
President of Spalding University
In office September 27, 2003 – July 2010
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-23) March 23, 1961 (age 63) Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Residence(s)	Chicago, Illinois, US
Alma mater	Boston University School of Management (B.S.) Suffolk University (J.D.) Boston University (LL.M.) University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D.)
Profession	Higher education
Website	Office of the President

Jo Ann Rooney (born March 23, 1961) is an American educator with a background in higher education, law, business, health care, and public service. On May 23, 2016, she was named the 24th president of Loyola University Chicago, a Jesuit, Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Rooney is the first lay, non-Jesuit president of the university in its history and began her term as president on August 1, 2016. On August 23, 2021, she announced in a statement that the current school year will be her last as President of the University. Dr. Rooney's tenure at Loyola ended on September 30, 2022.

Prior to her appointment at Loyola, Rooney was the managing director at Huron Consulting Group in Chicago^[2] with responsibility for developing strategies to advance Huron Healthcare's Federal Government Healthcare Sector consulting practice.

Rooney has served as a board member with a variety of civic and corporate organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Catholic Education Foundation, and as vice chair of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare—a Catholic Health Initiatives organization—in Louisville, Kentucky.