Vice President Ryan Derby-Talbot to Depart Deep Springs College for the Middle East

Deep Springs’ Vice President: Dean and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan Derby-Talbot, has been selected to be the founding president of a new experiential college to launch in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. He will depart Deep Springs at the end of July, 2024.

 

“It feels like the kind of thing that I am uniquely positioned to support — I have experience with new institutions, with Deep Springs’ model, and even have basic proficiency in Arabic. I feel I can help get this new college underway with a good shot for success, as an expression of my life of service,” said Derby-Talbot. 

 

President Andy Zink expresses his “deep gratitude for Ryan’s extraordinary leadership and tireless commitment to the College, staffulty, and especially our students. We will miss his strategic mind, good humor, and inspired work as the student & faculty dean. And in his role as Vice President & CFO Ryan has brought a new level of organization and clarity to the College’s finances that will have a positive impact for years to come.”

 

Deep Springs will soon begin a search for a new College Dean. For the 2024-25 academic year, former President David Neidorf has agreed to return to the College to serve as interim Dean.