Anthony Bailey serves as USC's vice president for Global and Online Initiatives. He is tasked with building the USC brand and coordinating recruitment and study abroad efforts worldwide and represents USC in relationships and negotiations with foreign universities, governments, and other institutions abroad. Bailey has oversight responsibility for USC's international operations and his team manages the university's nine overseasoffices.

In addition, Bailey is the founding dean of USC Bovard College, which supports individuals during key academic and career transitions through master's degrees in high-demand fields, and leads USC Online, which develops, operates and markets online programs across USC.

He is an associate professor of clinical entrepreneurship at the USC Marshall School of Business.

Before joining USC, Bailey built Kaplan International Colleges, a chain of 44 schools with operations in 20 countries through organic growth and acquisitions and led Kaplan's medical and nursing businesses. Prior to Kaplan, Bailey was a group brand manager at the Ford Motor Company, during which time he launched a wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil.

Bailey received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Miami, his MBA from the University of Virginia, and his doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.