Ryan Guffey
PhD (Saint Louis University)
Director General, Webster Geneva Campus
Ryan Guffey, PhD, is the Director General for Webster University Global Campuses and Director of Webster Geneva Campus. Most recently, he served as rector for Webster University Thailand, also supporting Webster’s expansion in the Republic of Georgia, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Singapore and Republic of Uzbekistan.
Prior to Webster, Guffey was the Vice President of Student Development and Global Affairs at Lindenwood University, in addition to Associate Professor of International Relations and Education and Chair of the departments of International Relations and Chinese Studies. He was selected for a Fulbright Teaching and Consultant Fellowship to Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Guffey holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, Public Management and Nonprofit Administration from Lindenwood University; an MA in International Politics from the Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, an MBA from Lindenwood University, an MS in Finance from Webster University, and a PhD in Higher Education from Saint Louis University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Institute of Educational Management program and completed his undergraduate study abroad experience at NYU in Florence, Italy.