
Dr. Russ Deaton
Executive Vice Chancellor for Policy & Strategy at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) — The College System of Tennessee
Dr. Deaton provides leadership to the TBR offices of Academic Affairs, Student Success and Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Enrollment Management, and Research and Data. Before joining The College System of Tennessee, he served 17 years at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer, chief policy officer, and deputy executive director. Deaton received a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt in 2006, where he has served as an adjunct faculty member since 2007. Over the years, he has taught courses in higher education finance policy and policy economics. In 2014, he was named Peabody College Adjunct Faculty of the Year.