Dr. Grahaeme A. Hesp is FIE’s Senior Director of Institutional Relations and is based in the Metro St. Louis area. Grahaeme has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and a Doctorate of Education (EdD) from The Florida State University.
After graduating from SIUE, Grahaeme worked in the Kimmel Leadership Center and then moved to Elon University and Davidson College, both in North Carolina. During his time at The Florida State University, he worked in the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education, edited the Journal of College and Character, and worked with the Institute on College Student Values. After leaving Florida, Grahaeme was director of fraternity & sorority life at the University of California, Berkeley, one of the oldest fraternity/sorority communities in the U.S. Most recently, Grahaeme was Director of Academics for FIE’s London operation.
Grahaeme is a member of The Forum on Education Abroad and a long-time and active member of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the Association of Fraternity|Sorority Advisors, and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Grahaeme has also served as the Director of Educational Programs for the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values and the inaugural Director of FIE’s Student Global Leadership Conference. He has published multiple articles and book chapters investigating various aspects of sexual orientation within fraternities and sororities and has been honored with several awards from ACPA: College Student Educators International, the Association of Fraternity|Sorority Advisors, and the National Order of Omega.
As Senior Director of Institutional Relations, Grahaeme is responsible for partner relationship management and new program development as well as FIE’s corporate partnerships. Grahaeme also serves as the US contact for the Conflict and the Struggle for Peace summertime program.
