JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY Chief Operating Officer and President of the Providence Campus Mim L. Runey speak to the crowd at PBN's third annual C-Suite Awards dinner after receiving the program's Career Achiever award. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI
PROVIDENCE – Mim L. Runey knew from her undergraduate days that she wanted a career in academia. But perhaps she didn’t know just how transformative the experience would be. Today Runey is the chief operating officer for Johnson & Wales University as well as the president of its Providence campus, and if her past is…