Becky Takeda-Tinker
Recovery Officer for the Colorado Depts. of Higher Education, and Labor & Employment | Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker is dedicated to facilitating industry and workforce success through diverse, innovative, and evidence-based education and training programs and models.
In her current role as the State of Colorado Recovery Officer for the Depts. of Labor & Employment and of Higher Education, Becky facilitates the investment and accountability of federal recovery and state stimulus funds towards Colorado's economic recovery. Leveraging her experience and expertise in innovative higher education and training programs that lead to workforce success, she collaborates, leads, and shares what is possible among diverse stakeholders at all levels to effect change and results.
Previously and backed by her leadership experience and skills acquired in the private sector, Becky was the first president & CEO of Colorado State University Global. In this role, Becky employed strategic leadership strategies to drive operational, organizational, and business success through human development, technological advancement, and data-driven analysis. Her work is seen through the success of CSU Global, the nation’s only online, fully accredited, state, nonprofit university, where she led the development and execution of CSU Global alternative credit programs; organizational training; client-based outsourcing initiatives; creation of non-degree short programs for reskilling and upskilling; and innovative pathways into CSU Global degrees through partnerships with K-12 school districts, industry organizations, and third-party education and training organizations.
Becky has expertise in finance, leadership, and business management research studies through a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with a specialization in Leadership; a Masters of Business Administration in Finance; a post-graduate certificate in marketing management; and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She is also the author of the book, Impacting the Future of Higher Education, and has been selected as one of Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business; and named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Business by the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber of Commerce, one of the Five Higher Ed Leaders to Watch by Education Dive, a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts, and a PowerBook Thought Leader by the Denver Business Journal.
