Anne Khademian

Anne Khademian is an American academic administrator and political scientist serving as the executive director of the Universities at Shady Grove and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University System of Maryland since 2020. She has held faculty and leadership positions at Virginia Tech and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She specializes in public administration, organizational change, and leadership.

Education Khademian earned a B.A. in political science and a M.P.A. from Michigan State University. She was a member of the university's track and Cross country running teams. She later pursued a Ph.D. in political science and government at Washington University in St. Louis.

Career Khademian began her academic career as an assistant professor in the department of political science and the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1990. She was promoted to associate professor in 1996. From 1989 to 1990, she was a research fellow in governmental studies at the Brookings Institution.

From 1997 to 2000, Khademian served as a visiting associate professor in the department of political science and Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. In 2011, she became the director of the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), a role she held until 2018. During her tenure, she oversaw the introduction of new academic degrees and programs, increased enrollment, faculty expansion, and the development of global partnerships and community outreach initiatives.

In 2023, Khademian was honored as a "Women Who Inspire" Honoree by Bethesda Magazine as well as a “Heroines of Washington” Finalist by the March of Dimes.

Research and scholarship Khademian's research focuses on public policy with an emphasis on improving the leadership and organization of policy networks based around homeland security and financial regulation.

Published works

The SEC and Capital Market Regulation: The Politics of Expertise (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992). Checking on Banks: Autonomy and Accountability in Three Federal Agencies (Brookings Institution Press, 1996). Working with Culture: The Way the Job Gets Done in Public Programs (CQ Press, 2002).

Personal life Khademian resides in Montgomery County, Maryland, where she participates in several community and leadership initiatives, including serving on the boards of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, and the American Red Cross National Capital Region.

In 2016, she was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletic Hall of Fame for Cross Country and Track and Field from 1979–82, 84.