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NJCU Interim President Andrés Acebo Named to ROI-NJ Champions of the C-Suite Top 30
Acebo is First-Ever NJCU Leader Honored
JERSEY CITY, N.J. | New Jersey City University (NJCU) Interim President Andrés Acebo, who in May 2024 was named this year’s No. 1 higher education influencer in the state, has been recognized even further. ROI-NJ has announced that Acebo has been named to the 2024 ROI Power and Influencer Awards Champions of the C-Suite Top 30 list.
The awards. bestowed by ROI-NJ, a statewide leading business publication, are in conjunction with the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the most influential business leaders representing 30 New Jersey organizations.
In total, ROI-NJ will recognize the top 140 selected statewide leaders, highlighted by the Top 30 honorees, at the second annual Champions of the C-Suite Gala, which will be held on Wednesday, December 4 at 5 p.m. at The Hanover Manor in East Hanover, N.J.
Acebo is the first leader in NJCU history ever selected as a Champion of the C-Suite by ROI-NJ and one of only three educational leaders statewide selected to the Top 30.
Through the Champions of the C-Suite, ROI-NJ is once again shining a spotlight on the top business leaders driving innovation across diverse sectors, from development and engineering to healthcare, finance, education, and even sports. These distinguished leaders were chosen for their outstanding achievements, strategic vision, and significant impact on their industries and communities, including their contributions to diversity and inclusion efforts and their track record of financial success.
The recognition comes on the heels of Acebo being ranked the new No. 1 higher education influencer in the state of New Jersey in the 2024 ROI Higher Education Influencers announced on May 15 by ROI-NJ.
Just last month, Acebo was recognized by NJBiz, New Jersey’s leading business journal, as No. 4 overall on the 2024 NJBiz Education Power 50 List. Acebo earned the highest ranking of any college or university president in New Jersey in the 2024 Power 50.
The award is the latest in a slew of recognitions since he became president just 21 months ago, culminating in the No. 1 higher education influencer distinction from ROI-NJ and the No. 4 Power List selection by NJBiz. Since January 2023, Acebo has been recognized seven times on ROI-NJ’s influencer lists, including the Champions of the C-Suite. He previously was named to the 2023 Super 60 Power List as one of the 60 most influential people and one of the top 25 chief executives and leaders across public and private higher education. ROI also named him to the 2023 ROI Influencers Power List for Higher Education, the 2023 ROI Influencers People of Color list and the 2024 ROI Influencers Power List. In August, 2024, he was named No. 24 on the 2024 ROI Influencers People of Color Top 30 list across all industries in the state.
In December 2023, InsiderNJ.com recognized his influence with selection to the 2023 InsiderNJ.com 100 Millennials Power 100 List.
In 2024, Acebo and NJCU was named the 2024 Partner of the Year by the New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC). In August 2024, Acebo was named to the 2024 ROI Influencers: People of Color Top 30 list and was named the Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Arts & Culture (JCPRHAC) Honorary Puerto Rican Male of the Year at its 64th annual heritage parade.
Created by Prospect Publishing Group and led by longtime industry leaders Tom Bergeron and Tom Hughes; ROI-NJ delivers real-time news and features that provide New Jersey’s diverse business community with a Return On Information, while creating dynamic engagements among influencers.
View the full Top 30 Champions of the C-Suite:
https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/10/03/industry/roi-nj-presents-its-top-champions-of-the-c-suite-influential-business-leaders-representing-30-n-j-organizations/
View the full Champions of the C-Suite list:
https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/10/09/industry/presenting-the-2024-champions-of-the-c-suite-honorees-a-e/
About NJCU:
New Jersey City University is a comprehensive public regional institution of higher learning located in Jersey City, N.J., dedicated to the development of our students, our city, our communities, and our state. We are a game-changing force for our students and have been recognized as one of the top colleges in the nation improving their upward economic mobility. In fact, NJCU has been ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and Top 10 in the nation in the CollegeNET Social Mobility Index for 2023. Whether enrolled in one of our undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral programs at our three locations, NJCU students have access to an affordable, diverse environment, and an exceptionally supportive faculty. This prepares them to go on to become the next generation of workers and leaders who improve their communities and the State of New Jersey.
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