Acuvia Educational Consulting was founded by Rick Henson, a Columbia University-trained public administrator with more than 30 years of director-level leadership spanning higher education, K–12, finance, and operations management.
Rick has directed enrollment operations at some of the country's most prominent public university systems — including CUNY, where he managed a team of 60+ professionals across 25 campuses — as well as at private institutions, graduate health sciences programs, and national K–12 networks. He has managed budgets of $5M–$20M, led complex technology procurement processes, built data reporting infrastructure, and developed outreach strategies that have consistently delivered measurable enrollment growth.
A longtime New York City resident, Rick brings deep familiarity with the Northeastern student market — including the demographics, community organizations, and higher education landscape of Fairfield County, the New York metro area, and beyond. He founded Acuvia to bring that expertise directly to institutions and students who need it, with the responsiveness and personal attention that only a boutique practice can provide.