2021 Power 50: 27. Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Over the past year Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney has navigated COVID-19 and its impact on higher education, which forced a re-thinking of how to conduct courses and host residential students.
Last spring, Berger-Sweeney said the school was facing a $7-million loss in fiscal 2020, and a potentially worse outcome in fiscal 2021. Amid the issues COVID-19 has caused Trinity and all other colleges and universities, Berger-Sweeney has been an important voice in how Connecticut higher-education institutions have responded.
A trained neurophysiologist who’s contributed to more than 60 scientific publications, Berger-Sweeney has been uniquely adept at studying the virus closely and making decisions that weigh health concerns against financial implications.
Berger-Sweeney also continues to be an innovator in Connecticut higher education. The Trinity-Infosys Applied Learning Initiative she helped get off the ground in 2019 is still providing training to new employees of tech giant Infosys who are starting out as entry-level business analysts. The program incorporates elements of liberal arts and tech training.
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