Linda Oubré

Linda Oubré is president of Whittier College, in Whittier, California.

Dr. Oubré has led Whittier College since 2018 and is the school’s first president of color. With a student body that is 70 percent students of color, Whittier is one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the nation. Previously, Oubré was the dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University for six years, where she increased funding by more than 300 percent, including support for student career and leadership development, and launched innovative programs including a graduate curriculum review and a new executive M.B.A. program.

At UC Davis, Dr. Oubré oversaw new corporate relations and business development plan for the Graduate School of Management and led the development and implementation of enrollment growth, marketing, and visibility strategy for the Bay Area M.B.A. program.

Before working in higher education, Dr. Oubré held top corporate positions. She was president and chief executive officer of LSO Ventures, venture investment and consulting firm, and helped found BriteSmile, where as president, she took the company public on NASDAQ.