Higher Education Executive.
Workforce Strategist.
Institutional Leader.

Dr. Calvin Nobles is a higher education executive whose career spans academic administration, military operations, corporate risk leadership, workforce development, and public service. He leads at the convergence of strategy, technology, and people, where institutional decisions shape access, opportunity, and resilience.

As Portfolio Vice President and Dean at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Calvin leads academic strategy across high-demand fields central to the future of work, national competitiveness, and institutional innovation. His leadership focuses on expanding access, strengthening academic quality, aligning programs with workforce needs, building external partnerships, and preparing universities to operate with resilience in an era of technological and social disruption.

Calvin previously served as Department Chair of Information Technology and Management at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Vice President for Technology Relationship Management at Wells Fargo. A retired U.S. Navy Officer with 25 years of service, his executive foundation bridges complex organizational leadership, mission-critical operations, and the academic rigor required to advance higher education.

He is a Harvard Cybersecurity Policy Fellow, a New American Think Tank Fellow, and serves on the boards of the National Cryptologic Foundation, Cybersecurity Association Inc., and Maryland Cyber Trust. His scholarship and advisory work apply human-centered design, risk leadership, and AI readiness to the work of building future-ready universities.

Calvin holds four doctoral degrees and five master's degrees, and is a member of The Original Forty Club, a distinguished social club based in Chicago.