Teri Cannon served as the Founding President of Minerva University and helped to design, shape and lead Minerva since its founding in 2012.  A lawyer and academic with more than 45 years’ experience in leadership, she has consulted with more than 40 educational institutions on issues related to accreditation, student achievement, governance, diversity, innovation, and organizational change. Prior to 2012, Ms. Cannon served as the Executive Vice President of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission, was dean of two California law schools and associate dean at a major public university. She also held positions with other accrediting agencies, including the California Committee of Bar Examiners and the American Bar Association. She currently serves on the Board of Governors of Antioch University, the Board of Directors of the Coalition for the Common Good, the Board of Trustees of the Colleges of Law (in California), and on the Academic Advisory Board of Woolf University. Ms. Cannon holds an undergraduate degree from UCLA and a law degree from Loyola Law School Los Angeles.