Dr. Russell Dawn currently serves as the twelfth president of Concordia University Chicago, a position he has held since his appointment in 2019.
From 2012 to 2019, Dr. Dawn was part of the faculty in the Department of History and Political Thought at Concordia University Irvine in California. During his time there, he took on several administrative roles, including director of the Vision-Mission-Vocation program, member of the academic council, chair of the education policies committee, and director of the pre-law program. Before that, between 2010 and 2012, he was a faculty member at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
Dr. Dawn earned a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University, as well as a J.D. and an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder. He began his career in law and finance in Colorado, working as an associate attorney for Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP from 1994 to 2000, as an associate investment banker for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. from 2000 to 2001, and as assistant general counsel for Cenveo, Inc. from 2001 to 2003.
Afterward, Dr. Dawn returned to academia, attending Oxford University, where he received a B.A. in Theology, a Master of Studies in Church History, and a D.Phil. focused on the history of theology and politics in 17th-century England.
He and his wife, Sharon, are proud parents of two daughters.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!