Board of Directors
Dr. Robert Nye
President, Finger Lakes Community College
Colonel US Army, ret.

His operational assignments included deployments to the Republic of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. From July 2010 to September 2011, Dr. Nye served as chief strategist for the deputy commanding general of U.S. Forces in Iraq, coordinating actions with senior leaders in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, U.S. Central Command, NATO Headquarters and the U.S. embassies in Iraq, Turkey and Jordan, among other agencies.
Dr. Nye’s academic experience began with teaching ROTC from 1992 to 1995 as an assistant professor of military science at Cornell University. In 2007, upon completion of his doctoral studies at the University of Kansas, he joined the faculty at the Army War College, where he taught courses in strategic thinking, strategic leadership, military resourcing and budgeting, and negotiations.
In 2009, Dr. Nye was selected as the deputy dean, and in 2012, the deputy provost at the Army War College. Upon retirement as a colonel in 2013, he joined Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology where he oversaw faculty and development of new programs, among other duties.
As FLCC president, Dr. Nye serves on the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, and the LOCATE Finger Lakes Board of Directors.