Dr Abe Harraf is a tenured professor of Management at the Monfort College of Business of the University of Northern Colorado.

For the past four years, he served as the Provost and Senior Vice-President at University of Northern Colorado, a research and doctoral granting institution of the state of Colorado. Dr Harraf led the academic and student affairs divisions that include enrolment management, academic colleges, Dean of Students, UNC libraries, academic and student support services, sponsored programs, graduate school, assessment centre, centre for international education, and multi-cultural centres.

With more than 20 years of academic leadership experience including over a decade as the chief academic administrator at three private and public institutions, Dr Harraf is an accomplished scholar and frequent speaker at local, regional, national, and international forums on varied academic leadership topics.

Dr Harraf has consulted with numerous national and international public and private institutions and businesses on strategic management, pricing strategies, and customer relations. He received his PhD in Economics from Utah State University, MBA and MEd from Sul Ross State University, and BA in English from College of Translation.