Steven E. Titus is the 29th president of Iowa Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 2013. Called to form, develop, and sustain conscious leaders, Steve holds a particular concern for the interiority of leaders exercising leadership. A seasoned higher education executive, Steve previously served as the 13th president of Midland University. Additionally, Steve has held executive roles at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Pacific Lutheran University, and Gustavus Adolphus College.

Steve formerly served as a tenured professor of leadership studies and organizational behavior at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) in Marshall, MN, where he founded and directed the leadership studies program and the Leadership Development Institute. Steve is a certified practitioner of The Leadership Circle, a professionally certified executive coach through The Coaches Training Institute, and a trained spiritual director through the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, AZ.