PHILADELPHIA -- Doug Lynch has been named vice dean for graduate admissions and executive education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

In his new position, Lynch will oversee admissions policies for GSE traditional and non-traditional programs and will assist faculty in the development of executive model and continuing education programs.

Lynch comes to Penn from New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where he served as assistant dean for corporate learning and new business initiatives.  He was also responsible for international initiatives at NYU.

Before joining NYU, Lynch worked at the College Board, first as executive assistant to the president and then as director of member services.  He also worked at Arizona State University, where he helped create the Genesis Academy, one of the state first charter schools, designed to meet the special needs of youth involved in street gangs.

"Doug has an impressive record of accomplishment in adult and continuing education," said GSE Dean Susan H. Fuhrman.  "We're very excited by the imaginative and thoughtful ideas he formulating for the future of admissions, executive education and lifelong learning at GSE."

A graduate of Arizona State University, he holds an M.B.A. with a specialization in international finance from NYU Stern School of Business and is currently working on his Ph.D. in economics and education from Columbia University.