Nido Qubein is a Lebanese American businessman and motivational speaker. He has been the president of High Point University since 2005.

Honors

In 2000, Qubein was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. In 1999, Qubein was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business & Economics. In 2000, Toastmasters International awarded him their Golden Gavel Medal. He was awarded the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters in humanities degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2012, he was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution Americanism Medal.

In early 2017, High Point University announced that it would name its new basketball arena and conference center for Qubein and his wife, Mariana. Construction on the new facility started in 2018 and opened in September 2021.

Broadcasts

Beginning in January 2012, UNCTV began airing High Point University Presents A Conversation with... series. The hour-long segments feature Qubein interviewing prominent leaders and innovators.

In 2015, the Biography Channel aired Nido Qubein: A Life of Success and Significance. A new interview series premiered in 2021 called “Side by Side with Nido Qubein”. The hour long discussion show airs on PBS NC.

Publications

Qubein has written 11 books, including How To Communicate Like A Pro and Stairway to Success: The Complete Blueprint for Personal and Professional Achievement.

The September 2012 issue of Success magazine featured Qubein discussing his role as president of High Point University. The story chronicles Qubein's leadership of the school since taking the helm in 2005.

Personal

Qubein was born the youngest of five children in 1948 and is of Lebanese and Jordanian descent. He came to the United States in 1966.