Rhonda Phillips is an American academic administrator and economic development expert serving as the twentieth president of Chatham University.
[2] She completed a master's degree (1992) in economics and a Ph.D. in city and regional planning from Georgia Tech in 1996.
[4] At the Arizona State University (ASU), Phillips served as the associate dean for Barrett, The Honors College and was a professor and director of the school of community resources and development.
[4] In 2013, Phillips joined Purdue University as the inaugural dean of the John Martinson Honors College and a professor of agricultural economics.
[3] On April 18, 2023, she was named the twentieth president of Chatham University, succeeding David Finegold.