Roger Williams University Law School Initiatives

Gregory W. Bowman joined the Roger Williams University School of Law faculty in 2020 as dean. Prior to his career in higher education, Bowman practiced international trade and corporate compliance law in Chicago and Washington, DC with the international law firm Baker McKenzie.

Bowman received his Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, his Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Exeter in England, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Studies from West Virginia University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society.

Bowman has served as a member of the Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) Board of Trustees, and he has chaired two LSAC governance committees and served on several more. He also has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Deans Steering Committee, Deans Section Executive Committee, and Membership Review Committee. In addition, Bowman has served as president and Board of Trustees member for the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS). Currently, he co-chairs the International Committee for SEALS.