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Leadership & Governance

A shared-governance framework built on integrity, accountability and academic quality.

Executive leadership

Hiroua Goare Bienvenu

Founder, President & CEO

Leads Nation Builders University LLC as chief executive, responsible for institutional planning, government and international relations, and executive oversight of academic and administrative development.

Governance

How NBU is organized

This is NBU's planned governance structure. Names are published only after each person has confirmed their appointment and agreed to be listed. Dashed boxes advise or volunteer; they do not govern.

Planned governance structure of Nation Builders University LLC Members appoint a Board of Trustees with an independent majority. The Board oversees the Founder, President and CEO, who leads offices for finance, compliance, academic affairs, global engagement and IT. The Provost oversees five Deans, the Registrar, admissions, student services and library. Advisors, legal mentors, the faculty senate and student mentors are advisory or volunteer groups without governing authority. MEMBERSOwners of Nation Builders University LLCBOARD OF TRUSTEESIndependent majorityBoard of AdvisorsAdvisory onlyLegal Mentors PanelVolunteer, advisoryFOUNDER, PRESIDENT & CEOHiroua Goare BienvenuChief FinancialOfficerCompliance &EffectivenessProvost / ChiefAcademic OfficerGlobal Engagement& PartnershipsIT & OnlineLearningFaculty Senate(Interim AcademicCouncil at first)Deans of thefive schoolsRegistrar · Admissions & EnrollmentDean of Students & Services · Library & ResearchDepartment Chairs and FacultyStudent MentorsVolunteers, no governance role
Reporting line Advisory or volunteer group, no governing authority

Ownership is separate from governance

The LLC owns the university, but a Board of Trustees with an independent majority is planned to oversee academic quality, the budget and the President, so owners are not the only check on themselves.

Academics are decided by academics

Admissions, grading, degrees and faculty appointments are to be decided by academic officers and faculty, never by ownership. A Faculty Senate advises the Provost on curriculum and standards; an Interim Academic Council acts until enough faculty are hired.

Advisors and mentors volunteer

The Board of Advisors, the Legal Mentors Panel and student mentors give their time and experience. They advise; they do not govern, vote, employ or bind NBU, and they hold no ownership.

Five schools, clear lines

Each of the five schools has a Dean reporting to the Provost, and each academic department has a Chair reporting to the Dean. The Registrar reports to the Provost so records stay independent.

Finance and compliance have a direct line

The finance and compliance functions can speak directly to the Board's Audit & Finance Committee, without going through the President.

Student mentorship

Experienced professionals are invited to volunteer as mentors for NBU students. Mentors are not NBU employees, officers or owners and cannot make decisions for the university.

Regulatory status. Nation Builders University is in an institutional development phase and is not licensed, accredited, approved or authorized to confer degrees. This structure describes how NBU plans to be governed. See Regulatory Status.
Faculty

Faculty to be announced

NBU is currently in faculty recruitment and curriculum development. We will publish faculty names, credentials and biographies only once appointments are confirmed. We do not list instructors who have not agreed to be named.

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Interested in teaching or serving?

If you are an educator, practitioner or advisor who shares our mission, we would like to hear from you.

Contact us about faculty roles
Administrative structure

University offices

From NBU's catalog. Positions marked "to be appointed" will be filled as the institution grows. We list them openly rather than imply staff who are not yet in place.

OfficeWhat it doesLeadership statusContact
Office of the Principal OrganizerChief executive authority: strategy, governance, compliance and external partnerships.Hiroua Goare Bienvenu, Founder, President & CEOinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Academic AffairsAcademic programs, curriculum review, faculty recruitment and quality assurance.Chief Academic Officer: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of the RegistrarStudent records, registration, transcripts, degree audits and the academic calendar.Registrar: to be appointedregistrar@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of AdmissionsRecruitment, applications, credential review, decisions and onboarding.Director of Admissions: to be appointedadmissions@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Finance & AdministrationBudgeting, financial management and administration.Director of Finance: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Information TechnologyLearning platforms, systems and cybersecurity.Director of IT: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Student AffairsStudent services, engagement and campus life.Director of Student Affairs: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Institutional EffectivenessAssessment, institutional research and continuous improvement.Director: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Human ResourcesHiring, employment standards and workplace practices.Director of HR: to be appointedinfo@nationbuilderuniversity.com
Office of Marketing & CommunicationsBrand, outreach, media and publications.Director: to be appointedmedia@nationbuilderuniversity.com

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