Office of the President

About the President

Mohammad "Mo" H. Qayoumi assumed the presidency of California State University, East Bay on July 1, 2006. He came to Cal State East Bay from Cal State Northridge, where he served as vice president for Administration and Finance and chief financial officer since 2000. He also was a tenured professor of engineering management at Cal State Northridge.

Prior to that, Qayoumi was vice chancellor for administrative services and adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Rolla from 1995 to 2000. He also was associate vice president for administration and an adjunct professor at San Jose State University from 1986 to 1995.

Mo Qayoumi has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from American University of Beirut. He also has M.S. degrees in nuclear engineering, electrical and computer engineering, as well as an M.B.A. in finance and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from University of Cincinnati.

Qayoumi is a licensed engineer and a certified management accountant. He has more than 27 years of experience in the service of higher education and industry.

When he came to the United States in 1978, Qayoumi was first employed as staff engineer (1979-82) at the University of Cincinnati, where he also held positions as director of technical services (1982-83), director of utilities and engineering services and adjunct professor (1983-86). Prior to coming to the U.S., Qayoumi was employed as a communications engineer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1977 and as a project electrical engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

President Qayoumi has published eight books, more than 85 articles, and several chapters in various books. He has made presentations at numerous conferences across the United States and in 10 other countries on various topics ranging from quality and energy to systems theory.

Qayoumi is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and has served as a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award examiner and senior examiner from 2000 to 2003. He also was senior examiner for the Missouri Quality Program from 1997 to 2000.

Qayoumi has served his native country in various financial capacities. He was the senior advisor to the minister of finance of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2005 and remains on several boards of directors, including that of the Central Bank of Afghanistan.

Mo Qayoumi has been married for 27 years to Najia Karim.

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