Adam D. Roth serves as Executive Dean and Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Quinnipiac University. As the university's inaugural Executive Dean, he is a member of the President's Management Committee, which oversees the day-to-day and strategic operations of the university. He works with the President and senior leadership on institution-wide priorities, coordinates and collaborates with the deans of Quinnipiac's eight other schools, and leads cross-divisional initiatives that leverage the collective strengths of the university's schools and resources. He also contributes to university-wide strategic planning and the planning of Board of Trustees meetings and retreats.

As Dean and Chief Academic & Executive Officer of the College of Arts & Sciences, Roth leads the academic, financial, and administrative operations of the university's largest and most academically diverse college, overseeing a budget exceeding $30 million. A dynamic and entrepreneurial academic leader, he is a dedicated advocate for the liberal arts in action and for connecting liberal learning with professional preparation. Since becoming Dean in 2021, he has led significant academic innovation and enrollment growth. From 2022 to 2024, overall College enrollment increased by 10.8%, while deposits into humanities majors increased by 78%. More than 99% of recent graduates have been employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.

Fundraising and external engagement have been central to Roth's leadership. Throughout his career, he has secured more than $25 million in philanthropic support, translating donor, foundation, and corporate partnerships into transformative investments in student success, scholarships, experiential learning, the arts and humanities, academic innovation, and facilities and infrastructure. He has also secured more than $850,000 in grants and prestigious awards supporting research, teaching, and innovation.

Roth is also engaged in national conversations about the future of higher education. His recent work has focused on reduced-credit bachelor's degrees as an approach to affordability and new models of undergraduate education. He has published research on reduced-credit degree models and has been sought out by the media for expert commentary on their implications for students and institutions.

Prior to Quinnipiac, Roth served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island. An accomplished scholar and educator, he is lead author of the tenth edition of Thinking Through Communication and has published and presented his scholarship nationally and internationally.

Roth holds a bachelor's degree in communication and business from the University of Pittsburgh; master's and doctoral degrees in communication studies and a graduate certificate in interdisciplinary inquiry from the University of Iowa; and an M.B.A. from Quinnipiac University. His executive leadership development includes Harvard University's Management Development Program, Quinnipiac University's Leadership Bench Strength Program, and the AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education.