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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