DeVry appoints Mozden as VP workforce solutions

DOWNERS GROVE - DeVry University appointed Joe Mozden as vice president of workforce solutions. In this new role, Mozden will identify how the university can best prepare its graduates for today's most pressing workforce challenges. In addition, Mozden will be responsible for developing a portfolio of services that will help the university's employer partners improve their teams' performance through employee engagement, staff development and talent acquisition.

"Our workforce solutions team was created to foster synergy between DeVry University and employers so we can make sure that our students are prepared with the skills employers need," said Robert Paul, president of DeVry University. "Joe's track record of organizational leadership, operations management and partnership development makes him the ideal leader for this initiative. His expertise will strengthen the collaboration among the university, our communities and our national and regional employer partners."

Mozden was most recently executive vice president, chief operating officer and senior vice president of strategic accounts at the Allant Group, where he built and managed business processes to improve the company's efficiency and productivity. He also established Allant's strategic account management practice, which was recognized as an industry-leading program. He has served as a sales and management consultant for Lighthouse Consulting and senior vice president of sales and marketing at Commonwealth Telephone Enterprise.