Adtalem Global Education Inc. announced that its board of directors has unanimously elected Michael W. Malafronte, as chairman, effective Nov. 9, 2022. Malafronte has been an independent director on Adtalem's board since 2016.

Malafronte currently serves as a senior advisor to Derby Copeland Capital, a private equity firm specializing in opportunistic real estate-related debt financing and equity investment. Malafronte is a founding partner of International Value Advisers, LLC (“IVA”) and served as a managing partner for 13 years until December 2020. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of IVA, including the company's strategy and operations.

Prior to founding IVA in 2007, Malafronte was a senior vice president at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, where he served as a senior analyst overseeing the First Eagle Funds which included the First Eagle Overseas, Global, and U.S. Value Funds. Malafronte earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Babson College. The Adtalem board is comprised of 11 directors, nine of whom are independent, five of whom are persons of color and four of whom are women.

Adtalem's board succession process includes regular evaluation of its board composition and regular board refreshment; five of its nine independent directors joined the Adtalem board since the beginning of 2020. Adtalem's ongoing process to maintain a board with the optimal mix of skills, expertise, diversity, and experience is critical to the delivery of long-term value for shareholders and the achievement of superior academic outcomes for students. In accordance with the company's Governance Principles and with the appointment of an independent chairman, the board will no longer have a lead independent director.