A distinguished career in higher education and city government
As Dean of NYU SPS, Dean Angie Kamath oversees a thriving school of professional education that includes associates, bachelors, masters and continuing education offerings for a wide variety of learners at various stages of their career journey. With over 37 degree programs, 5,000 degree seeking students, and over 10,000 continuing education students, NYU SPS is a national and global leader in the areas of sports management, hospitality, real estate, publishing, global affairs, and functional business leadership.
Grounded in research, Dean Kamath is an expert on workforce development and skills-based training, providing foresight into the future of work. She is passionate about developing programs with industry leaders, and she has created partnerships with national and local organizations to innovate academic initiatives and advance access to education.
Dean Kamath also is committed to talent upskilling and reskilling, and has made a significant impact on New York City’s labor market and economy. In 2022, she was appointed to the The Future of Workers Task Force, dedicated to addressing the future of work and bettering the job market in New York City, and to the “New” New York Panel, which focuses on the future of jobs centers, neighborhoods, the way people work, key industries, infrastructure, and talent development.
Prior to joining NYU, Kamath served as university dean, continuing education & workforce programs at the City University of New York, where she worked with the network of 24 community and senior colleges to support, implement and manage programs that lead to applied learning, internship, and full-time employment opportunities for degree and non-degree students in key industries, including IT and healthcare.
As an executive vice president and executive director at Per Scholas, a national IT job training nonprofit in the South Bronx, Kamath served as a member of the national leadership team and oversaw the New York operation that trained and placed over 500 individuals each year in middle-skills jobs in the IT field.
Prior to Per Scholas, Kamath worked as deputy commissioner at the NYC Department of Small Business Services for seven years where she managed Workforce1 Career Centers and public-funded adult job training and placement programs serving over 120,000 individuals per year, developing partnerships with community based organizations, community colleges, and public agencies to deliver job programs throughout New York.