Seth Bodnar, 38, left General Electric Transportation to become the 18th president of the University of Montana. Bodnar spent six years at GE as a senior executive and president and CIO of its Digital Solutions business. He also served in the military for eight years. At Montana, Bodnar plans to address declining enrollment and budgetary challenges.
He will also relaunch the university’s search for a chief academic officer and provost.
Other people news:
- Vince Price, previously provost of the University of Pennsylvania, is now president of Duke University. … Martha Pollack is leading Cornell University. She previously held various positions at University of Michigan. … Carol A. Fierke is provost and executive vice president of Texas A&M University. … Rahmat Shoureshi is president of Portland State University in Oregon.
