Laura Casamento

Laura M. Casamento is the ninth president of Utica University. She was appointed on August 1, 2016 and is the first woman to serve as the college's president.^[1][2] She holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an EdD from the University of Pennsylvania.^[3]

Casamento previously served as executive vice president and chief advancement officer at Utica College.^[4] Before her tenure at Utica, which began in 2004, she served as president and CEO of Herkimer County Trust from 1998 to 2002.^[5]

In August 2022, she announced that the 2022-2023 would be her final year as president and that she plans to retire on July 31, 2023.^[6]