Debora Halbert

Associate Vice President for Academic Strategy, University of Hawai‘i System

Debora J. Halbert, Ph.D., J.D., is the vice president for academic strategy for the University of Hawaiʻi System (UH System) and professor of political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she currently serves as the senior executive responsible for academic planning, policy development, and student success across the state’s ten public higher education institutions. In this role, Halbert is responsible for oversight of academic affairs, student affairs, institutional research, and statewide initiatives. Previously, Halbert served as associate vice president for academic programs and policy at the UH System and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at UH Mānoa. She holds a Ph.D. in political science and a J.D. from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She has published extensively on intellectual property, technology policy, and global political economy.