Charles Kalmbach named senior vp for administration Charles F. Kalmbach Jr. ’68 *72 has been named the University’s senior vice president for administration. In this position he will be responsible for the overall leadership, management, and organization of the University’s administrative affairs and for all matters pertaining to the effectiveness and well-being of the University’s nonacademic staffs. As a senior member of the cabinet, he will report directly to the president and will work closely with the president, the provost, and the treasurer on a broad range of strategic issues. The vice presidents for facilities and human resources and the director of public safety will report directly to him. “Princeton is justly proud of its reputation as one of the world’s best-managed universities and of the enormous talent and dedication of its nonacademic staffs,” said President Shirley M. Tilghman. “It is essential that we provide strong leadership in this area, so I am delighted that Charles Kalmbach has agreed to take on senior-level responsibility for policy and strategy as well as for management and staff development, involving all of the nonacademic activities and employees of the University. “He is highly regarded for his creativity and vision in helping complex organizations to improve and change, and for his sound judgment, his analytical and problem-solving skills, his commitment to collaboration and team building, and his ability to listen and to learn, and then apply what he has learned. He also brings a lifetime association with Princeton as a student, teacher, consultant, and highly valued volunteer. I look forward to working with him on a broad range of important issues.” Dr. Kalmbach graduated magna cum laude in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences and served as chair of the Engineering Council, a student government organization for all of the engineering departments. He stayed on at the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) to conduct research and teach, receiving his Ph.D. in 1972. In 1975 he received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and then spent a year as an assistant professor at the Wharton School teaching strategy and law. After two years as managing director and organizer of the International Business Forum in Philadelphia, Dr. Kalmbach joined the Philadelphia National Bank as the vice president in charge of its European corporate portfolio. He then opened and for three years directed the bank’s European corporate office in Germany. In 1985 he moved to the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. as a manager and global practice leader, and in 1989 he joined PriceWaterhouse & Co. as a managing partner for its strategy practice and organizational change practices. In 1996 Kalmbach moved to Accenture in Chicago as global managing partner for its organization strategy and organization and human performance practice, where he has developed particular expertise in global organization and corporate strategy, the assimilation of large-scale change, alliance formation, post-merger integration, and cross-border transfer of knowledge and technology. He is also the author of more than 20 published articles on engineering, legal, and business subjects. A member of the SEAS advisory council, Dr. Kalmbach has helped the school create a strategy for future development. “Charles Kalmbach is an excellent consultant who assembled a group of key faculty at two retreats, laid out our strategic position and future options, and put together a plan for the future,” said SEAS Dean James Wei. “He is very good at working with people, creating new ideas for getting around obstacles, and channeling consensus toward a workable plan.” Dr. Kalmbach, of Kenilworth, Ill., has served his class for more than 30 years as an agent for Annual Giving and as class chair and reunion chair, and has been an active alumnus in the Chicago area. “This is a terrific time to join the new administration,” Dr. Kalmbach said. “President Tilghman has assembled an outstanding team of academic and administrative officers eager to take on the challenges of academic administration in the 21st century.” [ contents ]   [ previous story ]  [ next story ]   [ top of page ]