The Regis University Board of Trustees selected Salvador D. Aceves, Ed.D. as President of Regis University, effective January 1, 2023. Aceves is the University’s first lay and first Latino President and was in the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Regis University from 2014 to 2023.
Prior to joining Regis, President Aceves worked extensively at other Jesuit universities as both an administrator and faculty member. He served as Associate Vice President for Academic, Financial Planning and Analysis at Fordham University, where he also held an appointment as Associate Professor of Accounting in the Gabelli School of Business. Previously, he served as Vice Provost and chief planning and budget officer for the University of San Francisco, where he also held a faculty position as Associate Professor of Accounting, taught in both the School of Business and Management and the School of Law, and received five teaching awards.
President Aceves graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a doctoral degree in education with a focus on global business. He also holds a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Earlier in his career, he worked at both Price Waterhouse and Citiban.