Thomas J. Snyder serves as the president of Ivy Tech Community College, the nation’s largest, singly-accredited, statewide entity of higher education, based in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He became the College’s ninth President on July 1, 2007.

Under his leadership the Indiana’s community college system has continued its exceptional growth increasing its enrollment to over 110,000 students amongst its 23 campuses.  In December, eleven of Ivy Tech’s 14 regions were listed amongst the fastest growing community college campuses in the nation, in a report released by Community College Week.

Snyder has been instrumental in the reorganization of the College’s leadership structure creating the Office of the Provost and naming the College’s first-ever provost, Don Doucette, a longtime community college leader.  He also appointed former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Susan Brooks to the role of Senior Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development and former Indiana Black Expo President and CEO Joyce Rogers as Vice President for Development.

Prior to his appointment at Ivy Tech Community College, he chaired (2006-2007) the Anderson, Indiana-headquartered Flagship Energy Systems Center (FESC), a consortium of educational, engineering and industry leadership dedicated to the development of business incubators and early businesses accelerators for emerging energy and electronic technologies.  FESC is a unit of Flagship Enterprise Center, Indiana's second certified technology park and the state's first energy-focused center of excellence.  Leading technologies include hybrid systems, lithium batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and alternative fuels. Twelve energy-related companies are now clients of the Anderson-based incubator.

Snyder was named the 2006 Co-Chair of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and is currently Co-Chair of the new Advanced Manufacturing/Logistics initiative in central Indiana.

From 1994-2006 Snyder held the position as President and CEO of Delco Remy International, Inc., in Anderson.  During his 11 years with Delco Remy International, he established a new business model and diversified the company from a captive General Motors supplier to a global leader in truck, off road and aftermarket products, increasing the company in size from $500 million to over $1.3 billion in sales and worldwide employment from 1,500 to 6,000.

While at Delco Remy, Snyder maintained three Indiana operations. including Remy Headquarters and Technical Center ( Anderson , IN ), Franklin Power ( Franklin , IN ) and Locomotive Products ( Peru , IN), which totaled nearly 1,000 employees in Indiana . In the face of a changing competitive environment he also helped Delco Remy enter the global remanufacturing business, completing 17 acquisitions and six joint ventures and beginning operations in 12 countries, including Hungary, Poland and China.

Snyder's career at General Motors Corporation included advanced positions in engineering and marketing for products including maintenance free-batteries, Magnequench magnets and electric vehicle components.

He graduated from Kettering University, formerly General Motors Institute, in 1967, with a degree in mechanical engineering.  Snyder also holds a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University.

Snyder served six years in Air Force R & D with assignments at Vandenberg and Andrews Air Force Bases and the Pentagon.

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Chamber, a member of the Executive Council of the Saint Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, a board member of the Paramount Theatre restoration in Anderson, and a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Career Experience Timeline

2006-Present-Flagship Energy Systems Center (FESC), Anderson , IN
Chairman

1994-2006-Remy International, Inc., Anderson , IN
President, CEO, and Director (2000-2006)
President and CEO (1994-2000)

1973-1994-General Motors Corporation, Anderson , IN
Product Manager, Heavy-Duty Systems, Delco Remy Division (1992-1994)
Director Sales & Engineering, Heavy-Duty Systems, Delco Remy Division (1989-1992)
Manager, Sales/Marketing, Magnequench Business Unit, Delco Remy Div. (1984-1989)
Staff Engineer-Batteries, Delco Remy (1983-1984)
Battery Marketing Manager, Delco Remy (1980-1983)
Account Manager/Sales Engineer, Chevrolet Account, Detroit Sales, Delco Remy (1980)
Account Manager/Sales Engineer, Pontiac and Ford Accounts, Detroit Sales (1977-1980)
Account Executive, Kmart, Battery Marketing Department, Delco Remy (1975-1977)
Sales Engineer, Anderson Regional Sales (1973-1975)

1973-HQ United States Air Force, Pentagon
Assistant Executive, Office of Acquisition and Development, DCS/Research and Development

1970-1973-Air Force Systems Command, Washington D.C.
Chief, Career Development Office (1972-1973)
Resource Manager, Development Engineering (1970-1972)

1968-1970-6595 Missile Test Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
Project Officer/Test Controller