President's Report 2019
![Jim Gash - Pepperdine's President](/annualreports/2019/images/president-710x730.jpg)
Now, embarking on our next journey, that upward climb—our charge to train brilliant leaders of courage, character, creativity, and uncompromising faith— remains the driver for our vision today.
![climbing gear](/annualreports/2019/images/climbing-gear-710x730.jpg)
Fundamental to transformational leadership is the focus on an orienting point in a spinning world forged from our most deeply held beliefs, values, and principles.