Phil Phillips
Executive Vice President
As executive vice president, Phil Phillips ('88, JD '92) capitalizes on the experiences
in the wide variety of roles in which he has served at Pepperdine—lawyer, associate
dean, and chief operating officer—to inform his current leadership position. Phillips
oversees all University operations outside the academic area or the President’s Office.
These include Finance, Human Resources, Public Safety, Construction, Integrated Marketing
Communications, Advancement, General Counsel, Investments, and the Swiss Hauteville
campus. Phillips also chairs the Emergency Operations Committee and serves on the
interdisciplinary Threat Assessment Team. Phillips is a double alumnus, holding degrees
from Seaver College and the Caruso School of Law.
Phone: 310.506.7227
Email: phil.phillips@pepperdine.edu