Dr. Richard Simpson joined Corinthian in July 2008 as Chief Academic Officer. Dr. Simpson most recently served as interim chief academic and operations officer for Colorado State University's (CSU) Global Campus, where he directed the development of an independent, online division of CSU's continuing education program. He concurrently served as associate provost for CSU's continuing education division. Earlier, Dr. Simpson served as associate dean, academic outreach and continuing education for the University of Utah, where he began his academic career in 1983. Over the course of a 21-year career at the University of Utah, he also served as adjunct associate professor of management, assistant dean - division of continuing education, and adjunct associate professor of political science. Dr. Simpson holds a doctorate degree in psychology and master of science degree in economics from the University of Utah, and a bachelor of arts degree in biology from Colorado College.