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Andrés Acebo, the Interim President of New �۲�ӰԺ City University, is the proud first-generation son of Cuban exiles and a Hudson County native who grew up in Union City, N.J., and has maintained strong ties to the community. In January 2023, he became only the second Hispanic to serve as the leader of a four-year public institution of higher education in the State of New �۲�ӰԺ. He is the youngest known president to ever lead a public university in New �۲�ӰԺ.

In under 18 months of widely praised mission-driven servant leadership, Acebo has demonstrated extraordinary vision, guiding �۲�ӰԺ from a fiscal emergency to a remarkable recovery which will be a case study throughout higher ed.

In May 2024, ROI-NJ named him the in New �۲�ӰԺ Higher Education in the 2024 Higher Education Influencers annual publication.

Taking office in the midst of a financial emergency, he has steered �۲�ӰԺ forward. He has helped orchestrate three major strategic initiatives: the release of the �۲�ӰԺ Recovery and Revitalization Plan (April 2023), introduction of the university's first Academic Master Plan (February 2024) and the institution’s first Strategic Enrollment Plan (April 2023).

In February 2024, the university unveiled a refresh of the University Mission Statement and introduced its first ever Vision Statement. Both statements are offered in both English and Spanish, in recognition of the richly diverse community the university serves and as testament to its status as the oldest public four-year minority and Hispanic-serving institution in New �۲�ӰԺ.

Furthermore, Acebo has led to the University's finances being stabilized and the first balanced operating budget since 2017 — less than two years after �۲�ӰԺ reported a $22.7 million deficit. Moody’s agreed, upgrading �۲�ӰԺ’s outlook from “negative” to “stable.” Acebo's advocacy rallied support for the university from key stakeholders — including the campus and local community, union and local leaders, and legislative champions.

Additionally, he has forged key partnerships — highlighted by the Hudson Connect Program — and signed key strategic MOUs, including with the NJEA, Hudson Building Trades, GLACO, AFT Local 1839, �۲�ӰԺ City POBA, and Hudson County Boys and 

In August 2024, Acebo announced the creation of the �۲�ӰԺ President’s Community Advisory Council, a new initiative designed to strengthen the bond between the university and the surrounding community. The inaugural council includes more than 20 community leaders, anchor organizations, elected officials, local business owners, and academic leaders, and will continue to grow.

Acebo holds a B.A. from Brown University and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School. A North �۲�ӰԺ resident, he  is a proud product of Union City public schools in Hudson County. He’s the proud father to three young children and husband to an extraordinarily dedicated educator — an �۲�ӰԺ alumnae — who proudly celebrate and champion their