Cleo Rucker

Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer

Human Resources

Specializations

Career Development, Diversity, Faith and Religion at work, Leadership

Biography

He, Him, His

Cleo Rucker is currently the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer at Vanderbilt University. Cleo started his career over 20 years ago as a labor relations intern at Milwaukee Public Schools. Since then, he has gained extensive human resources and legal knowledge working in positions such as Director of HR Consulting, Employee and Labor Relations, Senior Employee Relations Advisor, HR Consultant and Labor Relations Specialist/Labor Relations Attorney. Cleo’s experience at Vanderbilt University, Milwaukee Public Schools and service on municipal boards and committees has provided him with experience in both the public and the private sector.

Cleo has obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School, a Master’s in Religion from Trevecca Nazarene University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.