In 2025, John R. Loyack was selected as the eighth president of Rider University. Below is a chronological listing of the other individuals whose leadership has shaped Rider since its founding in 1865:
1866 – 1900
Andrew Jackson Rider
1901 – 1934
Franklin Benjamin Moore
1934 – 1969
Franklin Frazee Moore ’27
1969– 1990
Frank Nelson Elliott
1990 – 2003
John Barton "Bart" Luedeke
2003 – 2015
Mordechai "Mort" Rozanski
2015-2025
Gregory G. Dell'Omo