Troy Behrens

Dr. Behrens has nearly twenty-five years of higher education and private industry experience, and he holds a doctorate in higher education management from UCLA.

After serving as a career counselor with the University of Arizona’s Career Center, Dr. Behrens was appointed the director of career services for Roosevelt University in Chicago. In 2006, he joined SMU in Dallas, where he is assistant vice president of student affairs, dean of residence life and student housing, and executive director of the Hegi Career Center and the community engagement and leadership departments. He currently oversees student conduct and community standards, oversees new student orientation, is a member of the VPSA’s emergency on-call rotation team, and serves as vice president in-absentia.

Prior to his appointment at SMU, Dr. Behrens served nine years with Siemens as business development manager and director of university relations., where he developed $144M in new business in the K-16 vertical market. He earned the Siemens top+ Innovation Award for business solutions, the National Society for Experiential Educators Corporate Leader of the Year Award, as well as the Siemens Global Recruiting Best Practices Award.

Some additional accomplishments include winning the University Business Magazine Models of Efficiency Award.