Iona University President Seamus Carey Named to City & State’s Hudson Valley Power 100

City & State’s inaugural Hudson Valley list identifies the region’s most influential leaders

October 24, 2024

Leadership

New Rochelle and Bronxville, N.Y. – Iona University President Seamus Carey, Ph.D., has been named as one of the region’s most influential figures in City & State’s Hudson Valley Power 100. This year’s inaugural list identifies the “movers and shakers” from Westchester County to Ulster County, N.Y.

Writing about Carey’s leadership since taking the helm of Iona in 2019, the editors note: “Iona University has undergone a transformation under Seamus Carey’s direction.” 

The magazine highlights how Carey managed the acquisition of Iona’s new 28-acre campus in Bronxville in 2021, where he also spearheaded the creation of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. In addition, Carey also oversaw the launch of Iona’s new campus in Ireland this year. These developments build upon Iona’s transition from a college to a university, which better reflects Iona’s growth and academic excellence.

Since 2019, new student enrollment is up over 40 percent at Iona. This fall, the University welcomed its largest and most academically impressive class in over 20 years.

“Thank you to City & State for this recognition and congratulations to all of the fellow Gaels on the list,” Carey said. “It is rewarding to be acknowledged among both my colleagues in higher education as well as many of the state’s most influential leaders in business, politics, health care and nonprofit work.”

Learn more about City & State’s Hudson Valley Power 100.

ABOUT IONA
Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide. In addition, The Princeton Review recognized Iona’s on-campus MBA program as a “Best Business School for 2024.” Iona also offers a fully online MBA program for even greater flexibility. In July 2021, Iona announced the establishment of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, which is now principally located on Iona’s Bronxville campus in collaboration with one of the nation’s top hospitals. Connecting to its Irish heritage, Iona also opened a new campus in County Mayo, Ireland, located on the historic 400-acre Westport House Estate. A school on the rise, Iona officially changed its status from College to University on July 1, 2022, reflecting the growth of its academic programs and the prestige of an Iona education.