Dr. Jeff McHugh was appointed as Biola University's second Faculty Athletics Representative in August 2023. He takes on the support role while continuing on as an associate professor and graduate program chair within Biola's Crowell School of Business.
The Biola FAR serves as a liaison between faculty, academic staff and the athletics department, and this position represents Biola in the PacWest Conference and NCAA affairs.
"Jeff has demonstrated excellence in his time at Biola University," said President Barry H. Corey. "He is an expert in leadership development, strategic management and innovation, and he has a high degree of integrity and dedication to the mission of Biola University. I look forward to witnessing the impact of his unique giftings on the Biola Athletics community."
Jeff McHugh’s business experience includes 35 years at Beckman Coulter, a Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer, human resources, manufacturing, finance, marketing, sales and general management. Over the final 15 years of his career at Beckman, McHugh was the Vice President West Zone Commercial Operations, Vice President National Accounts, Vice President Americas Commercial Operations and Vice President Chemistry-Automation Division.
McHugh was a NCAA student-athlete himself during his undergraduate career at Stanford University. His daughter, Andrea, was a volleyball player at University of Notre Dame and currently works in collegiate athletics within the PacWest Conference.
One of his major achievements at Beckman was the implementation of an innovative new product development process which accelerated the launch of new products and created a new culture of innovation.
With his new role at Biola, McHugh will be responsible for ensuring the academic integrity of the Biola athletics program through investigation of rules violations, eligibility certification, review of athletics reports, documents, and budgets, as well as general institutional oversight.
Dr. McHugh earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University, a master's degree from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in finance and marketing, completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a doctorate degree in education in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California.
Jeff taught marketing and innovation at the Pepperdine School of Business for six years before coming to Biola. McHugh currently teaches leadership, innovation, career management and strategic management at the Biola Crowell School of Business. McHugh also delivers leadership development programs for UC Irvine's Continuing Education program. His corporate clients include Edwards Life Sciences, Houzz, The Irvine Company, St. Joseph Healthcare and Econolite.
