University of Tulsa alumnus Keith Colgan, who has served as a member of UTulsa’s Board of Trustees since 2024, has been selected as the next chair of the board effective July 1. He will assume the post currently held by Marcia MacLeod, who has served as chair since 2022.
Colgan (B.S.B.A. ’88) brings decades of financial and executive experience to this critically important position. He has held senior leadership positions across multiple industries, including serving as CEO and partner of Nextwire, LLC, CFO roles at United EFP, LP and Champagne Metals and earlier career experience with Deloitte. He currently serves as chair of the board’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Colgan’s affiliations with the university run deep. His wife, Laura (B.S. ’81), is a UTulsa history alumna and his father, James (B.S. ’67, J.D. ’70), majored in international business at UTulsa.
“I am grateful for the leadership and dedication that Marcia has demonstrated as chair of the board,” Colgan said. “Looking to the university’s next chapter, I’m excited to work with President-elect Stacy Leeds on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for UTulsa.”
The UTulsa Board of Trustees serves a vital role by outlining the university’s long-term plans and providing leadership for one of the country’s top institutions of learning.
Other Board News
MacLeod (B.S. ’75, J.D. ’80) is taking on a new role as a member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges’ Council of Board Leaders. The council is a standing advisory group of professional leaders, knowledgeable about the roles, responsibilities and practices of effective governance for higher education boards. They also have a deep understanding of the challenges boards and board leaders face and the importance of a proactive approach to short- and long-term planning and strategy.
UTulsa Trustee Dana Weber, who chaired the board from 2020 to 2022, has been named chair-elect of the Tulsa Regional Chamber Board of Directors. She previously served as chair of the Oklahoma State Chamber, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Board and Oklahoma City branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Board. Weber (B.S.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’83) is the CEO and chair of Webco Industries, Inc., which is headquartered in Sand Springs.
UTulsa Trustee Antonio Pietri (B.S. ’87), who currently serves as CEO of PowerSchool, was the keynote speaker at the March Friends of Finance luncheon. His talk followed a January appearance on campus for the dedication of the Pietri Family Design & Innovation Laboratory and the announcement of the creation of two endowments to support recruitment and retention of top faculty.