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Funk & Associates is the nation’s premier firm dedicated to higher education search consulting.
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During the past two decades, no higher education search firm has had a greater impact on college and university leadership nationally than Funk Associates and its consultants. We have conducted a significant number of the most important university and system President, Provost, VP, and Dean searches in the nation. Funk Associates was founded on the belief that we are partners with our clients, working towards a mutual goal of advancing the universities and colleges we serve.
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Episode 1 Interview with Gordon Gee

Episode 1
Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee Podcast with Bill Funk

Elwood Gordon Gee is an American academic administrator. As of 2023, he is serving his second term as president of West Virginia University; his first term there was from 1981 to 1985. Gee is said to have held more university presidencies than any other American.

Learn what Gordon Gee say's about today's higher education from his view.

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A major factor for our firm’s success is that every search is valued and given unique attention. We steadfastly resist conducting competing searches at the same time… clients should not feel that they are being given pools of candidates who have been spurned by other clients.
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  • Purdue University

    Purdue University

    3 President searches
    1 Business Dean search
    1 VP for Advancement search
  • Texas Christian University

    Texas Christian University (TCU)

    1 Chancellor search
    2 Provost searches
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of Minnesota

    University of Minnesota

    3 President searches
    1 Provost search
    2 Dean searches
  • Ohio State University

    Ohio State University

    2 President searches
    1 Provost search
  • Indiana University

    Indiana University

    1 Chancellor search
    2 President searches
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of Iowa

    University of Iowa

    2 President searches
  • Rutgers University

    Rutgers University

    3 Chancellor searches
    2 President searches
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of South Carolina

    University of South Carolina

    2 President searches
    1 Provost search
    2 Foundation President searches
  • Clemson University

    Clemson University

    3 President searches
    1 Provost search
    Multiple Dean searches
  • Texas A&M University

    Texas A&M University

    1 President search
    1 Provost search
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of Texas

    University of Texas

    1 Chancellor search
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of Houston

    University of Houston

    1 President search
    2 Provost searches
  • University of Kansas

    University of Kansas

    2 Chancellor searches
    3 Provost searches
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of Washington

    University of Washington

    2 President searches
  • University of South California

    University of Southern California

    1 President search
    1 Provost search
  • University of Arizona

    University of Arizona

    1 President search
    1 Provost search
    1 Dean of Agriculture search
  • Georgia Tech University

    Georgia Tech

    1 President search
    1 Provost search
    Multiple Dean searches
  • Oregon University

    University of Oregon

    1 President search
    Multiple Dean searches
  • University of South Carolina-at-Chapel-Hill

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    1 President search
    2 Chancellor searches
    1 Provost search
  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt University

    1 Chancellor search
    1 Provost


  • Unversity of Utah

    University of Utah

    2 President searches

Our Principles and Philosophy

Your searches are important to us! We treat each of our assignments with special care and attention and never undertake directly similar searches at the same time to avoid any conflicts of interest. You can be sure we are presenting the best candidates available - not those rejected by other clients

Our Relationship

As facilitator of the search process, we view our relationship with you as a partnership. While we expect to enhance the pool of candidates and provide our best counsel throughout the process, we recognize that decisions regarding selection of short list and final candidates reside solely with you. We believe that our record of successfully completed searches reflects our ability to engender consensus through constructive interaction with the committees with which we have worked.

Our Commitment

Ours is not a commodity business, rather we are a national firm that only conducts searches in the higher education world and only at the highest levels. We undertake only those searches where we have significant experience and which we feel confident we can successfully complete for our clients.

Our Principles and Philosophy

Your searches are important to us! We treat each of our assignments with special care and attention and never undertake directly similar searches at the same time to avoid any conflicts of interest. You can be sure we are presenting the best candidates available - not those rejected by other clients

Our Relationship

As facilitator of the search process, we view our relationship with you as a partnership. While we expect to enhance the pool of candidates and provide our best counsel throughout the process, we recognize that decisions regarding selection of short list and final candidates reside solely with you. We believe that our record of successfully completed searches reflects our ability to engender consensus through constructive interaction with the committees with which we have worked.

Our Commitment

Ours is not a commodity business, rather we are a national firm that only conducts searches in the higher education world and only at the highest levels. We undertake only those searches where we have significant experience and which we feel confident we can successfully complete for our clients.
At Funk Associates we pride ourselves on delivering premium service to clients and candidates while developing the deepest and most diverse candidate pools in the industry.
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