Michael Garanzini, S.J.
President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Michael Garanzini, S.J. serves as president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Prior to his role at AJCU, Fr. Garanzini served as Secretary for Higher Education of the Society of Jesus, and Chair of the Board of Directors for the International Association of Jesuit Universities.
Fr. Garanzini previously served as president of Loyola University Chicago from 2001 to 2015. During his fourteen years at Loyola. Under his leadership, Loyola grew in national recognition as an innovator in higher education, thanks to the establishment of Arrupe College, the first Jesuit community college in the United States.
Fr. Garanzini holds a B.A. in Psychology from Saint Louis University and a Doctorate in Psychology and Religion from the Graduate Theological Union / University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at the University of San Francisco, the Gregorian University in Rome, Rockhurst University and Fordham University. Additional academic appointments include four years as academic vice president at Saint Louis University, and two years as special assistant to the president at Georgetown University.
