Margaret (Peggy) Plympton joined AGB Search in 2020 after serving as Partner at Odgers Berndston, a global retained search firm. As one of the founding members of Odgers’ US higher education practice, Dr. Plympton supported non-profit searches nationally, in the UK, and in the Middle East. Dr. Plympton’s search expertise includes leading CFO/VPFA, Dean, Finance/Auditing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Real Estate, Compensation Services, and Compliance and Audit searches. Representative Executive Searches California State University System - Assistant Vice Chancellor of Capital Planning Lafayette College - Provost Pacific Northwest University - Chief Financial Officer Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education - Chancellor Texas Tech University - Chief Information Officer Trinity College - Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid University of Illinois, Urbana/Champagne - Senior Vice Chancellor for Human Resources University of Minnesota - Chief Auditor Western Colorado University - President Yale University - Chief Auditor Experience and Honors Earlier in her career, Dr. Plympton served as Deputy Chair and Acting Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Prior to her time at NEH, Dr. Plympton was a consultant at the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer within the higher education and non-profit practice. There she supported nationwide searches for a range of positions in higher education administration. She previously served for thirteen years as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, where she oversaw the university’s financial and business functions, and supported board relations, institutional strategic planning, faculty engagement, and academic support. Dr. Plympton also served as Vice President for Finance and Administration at Bucknell University and held administrative and finance roles at Yale University, Wellesley College, and Harvard University. She is a past president of the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO) and received the EACUBO Distinguished Service Award in 2010. Dr. Plympton is a recipient of a Fulbright Specialist assignment, Assistant Treasurer of the Allentown Art Museum and a former board member of EDUCAUSE, the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Education B.A. in Latin from Wellesley College M.B.A. from Boston University in Public Management, with a concentration in Finance Ed.D. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, with distinction in the doctoral defense