UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
University administration works with the Board of Regents to shape policy and direction for the University.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
James A. Gash (JD '93)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sara Young Jackson ('74)
Chancellor
Jay L. Brewster
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Sharon M. Beard (’94, MDR ’01)
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Sean Burnett
Senior Vice President for Integrated Marketing
Communications and Chief Marketing Officer
Lila McDowell Carlsen
Vice Provost
Lauren W. Cosentino ('97, MBA '12)
Vice President for Advancement and
Chief Development Officer
Daniel J. DeWalt
Senior Vice President for Global Impact and
Chief of Staff
Thomas H. Knudsen ('91)
General Counsel
L. Timothy Perrin
Senior Vice President for
Strategic Implementation
Phil Phillips ('88, JD '92)
Executive Vice President
Greg G. Ramirez ('03)
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Rohde ('10)
Chief Investment Officer
J. Goosby Smith
Vice President for Community Belonging and
Chief Diversity Officer
Tim Spivey ('97, MS '00, MDiv '00)
Vice President for Spiritual Life
Nicolle Taylor ('98, JD '02)
Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
ACADEMIC DEANS
Lee Kats
Dean
Seaver College of Letters, Arts,
and Sciences
Paul L. Caron
Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean
Caruso School of Law
Deborah Crown
Dean
Graziadio Business School
Farzin Madjidi (MBA '88, EdD '91)
Dean
Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Pete N. Peterson (MPP '07)
Dean
School of Public Policy
Mark S. Roosa
Dean of Libraries
Michael E. Feltner
Founding Dean
College of Health Science