Professional Biography
Anita Mastroieni has worked for nearly 30 years in various aspects of higher education, including academic affairs, student affairs, and development and alumni engagement. She currently serves in the Office of the Provost at the University of Pennsylvania as the Executive Director for Graduate Education and Initiatives, where she is responsible for academic policies, resources, and student life programming for more than 12,000 graduate and professional students. Dr. Mastroieni previously served as Founding Director of both the Graduate Student Center and the Family Resource Center, which serves students and post-docs with children. Prior to joining Penn, Dr. Mastroieni worked at the University of the Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She has published on graduate student and graduate alumni engagement.