University Officials & Academic Leadership

Listing of University officials and leadership as of Catalog publication (July 9, 2025). For a current listing, please see the Cornell Leadership page.

Senior Administration Officials

  • Michael I. Kotlikoff, President
  • Kavita Bala, Provost
  • Robert A. Harrington, Provost for Medical Affairs; Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Donica Thomas Varner, Vice President and General Counsel
  • Avery August, Deputy Provost and Special Advisor to the President
  • Frederick F. Burgess, Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services
  • Curtis L. Cole, Vice President and Chief Global Information Officer
  • Christopher J. Cowen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • L. Rebecca Hann, Interim Vice President for Budget and Planning
  • Gary A. Koretzky, Interim Vice Provost for Research
  • Ryan T. Lombardi, Vice President for Student and Campus Life
  • Christine D. Lovely, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Ben Maddox, Chief Information Officer
  • Kenneth M. Miranda, Chief Investment Officer
  • Aditya Misra, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
  • Thomas W. Stokes, Vice President for Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Fred Van Sickle, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development
  • Krystyn J. Van Vliet, Vice President for Innovation and External Engagement Strategy
  • Monica Yant Kinney, Interim Vice President for University Relations

Academic Leadership

  • Lynden A. Archer, Joseph Silbert Dean of the College of Engineering
  • Colleen L. Barry, Dean of the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
  • Alexander J. Colvin, Kenneth F. Kahn Dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Eve De Rosa, Dean of Faculty
  • Rachel E. Dunifon, Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology
  • Benjamin Z. Houlton, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Thorsten Joachims, Interim Dean of the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
  • Andrew Karolyi, Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business College Leadership Team
  • Sorin Lerner, Dean of the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (effective November 1, 2025)
  • Thomas A. Lewis, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education (effective August 1, 2025)
  • Mary Loeffelholz, Dean of the School of Continuing Education
  • Peter John Loewen, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
  • J. Gregory Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech
  • Jens D. Ohlin, Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Law School
  • Lorin D. Warnick, Austin O. Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Elaine L. Westbrooks, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
  • J. Meejin Yoon, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

Office of the Provost

  • Avery August, Deputy Provost and Special Advisor to the President
  • Steven J. Jackson, Vice Provost for Academic Innovation
  • Gary A. Koretzky, Interim Vice Provost for Research
  • Paul Krause, Vice Provost for External Education
  • Thomas A. Lewis, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education (effective August 1, 2025)
  • Katherine A. McComas, Vice Provost for Engagement and Land-Grant Affairs
  • J. Gregory Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech
  • Lisa H. Nishii, Senior Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Education
  • Krystyn J. Van Vliet, Vice President for Innovation and External Engagement Strategy
  • Wendy W. Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs

Office of the Provost for Medical Affairs

  • Robert A. Harrington, Provost for Medical Affairs; Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Barbara L. Hempstead, Dean, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Javaid I. Sheikh, Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar
  • Deborah Hodys, Associate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Secretary of the Medical College
  • Cathy Garzio, Executive Vice Provost and Chief Operating Officer
  • Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., Senior Associate Dean, Research
  • Rainu Kaushal, Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Research
  • Geraldine McGinty, Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs; Senior Associate Dean, Faculty
  • Robert J. Min, President and CEO, Physician Organization
  • Joseph Safdieh, Senior Associate Dean, Education
  • Michael G. Stewart, Senior Associate Dean, International Affairs and Affiliations
  • Thomas W. Stokes, Vice President for Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Adam R. Stracher, Chief Medical Officer

Cornell University Board of Trustees

Leadership

  • Anne Meinig Smalling — Chair
  • Howard L. Morgan — Co-Vice Chair of the Board
  • Beckie Robertson — Co-Vice Chair of the Board
  • Stephen C. Robinson, Esq. — Co-Vice Chair of the Board

Ex-Officio Members

  • Michael I. Kotlikoff — President of Cornell University
  • Kathy Hochul — Governor (Deputy, Martin J. Mack, Esq.)
  • Carl E. Heastie — Speaker (Deputy, Anna R. Kelles, Ph.D.)
  • Andrea Stewart-Cousins — President Pro Tem (Deputy, Lea Webb)

Other Members

  • Keten S. Abebe
  • James F. Adelson
  • Deborah J. Arrindell
  • Juliet P. Tammenoms Bakker
  • Timothy M. Barry
  • Jessica M. Bibliowicz
  • Todd C. Builione
  • Peter R. Call
  • Paul M. Cashman
  • Mario Cilento
  • Ezra Cornell
  • Jennifer L. Davis
  • Hei Hei Depew
  • Kimberly Nicole Dowdell
  • Douglas F. Eisenberg
  • Eldora L. Ellison
  • Richard S. Emmet, II
  • Durba Ghosh
  • Eric Gonzalez, Esq.
  • Valisha Graves
  • Paul N. Hayre
  • Kevin Jacobs
  • Bobby Jain
  • Kevin P.B. Johnson
  • Kraig H. Kayser
  • Eric Adam Kutcher
  • David R. Lee
  • Adam J. Levinson
  • William Lim
  • William J. Lipinski
  • Mary Armstrong Meduski
  • Catherine L. Merrill
  • Howard P. Milstein
  • Stephen T. Mong
  • Allan G. Mutchnik, Esq.
  • Amane A. Nakashima
  • Danielle Obisie-Orlu
  • Gilda Perez-Alvarado
  • Ana G. Pinczuk
  • Bruce S. Raynor
  • Paul D. Rubacha
  • Hernán J.F. Saenz, III
  • Martin F. Scheinman, Esq.
  • Harriet P. Schleifer
  • Schlesinger, Rick
  • Susan C. Schnabel
  • Robert W. Selander
  • Aryan Shayegani, M.D.
  • Ginger K. So
  • Karen E. Stewart
  • Bradley H. Stone
  • Michael L. Thompson
  • John R. Toohey-Morales
  • Enrique J. Vila-Biaggi
  • Leslie A. Wheelock, Esq.
  • K. Lisa Yang

Chair Emeriti

  • Robert S. Harrison
  • Kraig H. Kayser

Emeritus Members

  • Robert H. Abrams
  • Ellen Gussman Adelson
  • John E. Alexander
  • Stephen B. Ashley
  • Richard A. Aubrecht
  • Richard A. Baker
  • Matthew L. Biben, Esq.
  • C. Morton Bishop
  • Robert T. Blakely, III
  • Kenneth H. Blanchard
  • Franci J. Blassberg, Esq.
  • Richard L. Booth
  • Douglas L. Braunstein
  • David J. Breazzano
  • John Ceriale
  • Gary S. Davis
  • Dwight L. Bush, Sr.
  • Michael W. N. Chiu
  • Laura J. Clark
  • J. Thomas Clark
  • Abby Joseph Cohen
  • Paul F. Cole
  • Robert A. Cowie
  • David D. Croll
  • Diana M. Daniels, Esq.
  • Nicole B. DelToro
  • Ira Drukier
  • John S. Dyson
  • Robert R. Dyson
  • David M. Einhorn
  • Anne Evans Estabrook
  • Mary C. Falvey
  • Miguel A. Ferrer
  • Stephen W. Fillo
  • David R. Fischell, Ph.D.
  • Stephanie Keene Fox
  • Cheryl A. Francis
  • Barbara B. Friedman
  • Linda M. Gadsby, Esq.
  • James Lowell Gibbs, Jr.
  • Blanche Savin Goldenberg
  • Kenneth A. Goldman
  • Paul A. Gould
  • Alexander D. Hanson
  • Patricia E. Harris
  • Robert S. Harrison
  • Myra Maloney Hart
  • Joseph H. Holland
  • Denis M. Hughes
  • Katrina E. James, Esq.
  • H. Fisk Johnson
  • Thomas W. Jones
  • Albert J. Kaneb
  • Robert J. Katz, Esq.
  • Karen Rupert Keating
  • Ruben J. King-Shaw
  • Harvey Kinzelberg
  • Peggy J. Koenig
  • Elizabeth C. Everett Krisberg
  • Robert S. Langer, Jr.
  • Benson P. Lee
  • Jon A. Lindseth
  • Marcus H. Loo, M.D.
  • Linda R. Macaulay
  • Carol Britton MacCorkle
  • Eli Manchester, Jr.
  • Thomas A. Mann
  • Lowell C. McAdam
  • Ronald McCray
  • Kevin M. McGovern
  • Ronay A. Menschel
  • Robert W. Miller
  • Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq.
  • Rebecca Q. Morgan
  • Edwin H. Morgens
  • N. R. Narayana Murthy
  • John P. Neafsey
  • Carolyn Chauncey Neuman
  • John A. Noble
  • Peter J. Nolan
  • Barbara Goldman Novick
  • Lubna Suliman Olayan
  • Armando J. Olivera
  • Donald C. Opatrny
  • Margaret Osmer-McQuade
  • Roy H. Park, Jr.
  • Jeffrey P. Parker
  • Andrew M. Paul
  • Robert A. Paul
  • William D. Perez
  • Leland C. Pillsbury
  • Girish V. Reddy
  • Philip R. Reilly
  • Gene Resnick, M.D.
  • Irene Blecker Rosenfeld
  • Dale S. Rosenthal
  • Jerold R. Ruderman, Esq.
  • Robert L. Ryan
  • Paul A. Salvatore, Esq.
  • William D. Sanders
  • Nelson Schaenen, Jr.
  • J. Allen Smith
  • Robert W. Staley
  • Dalia P. Stiller
  • Sherri Koenig Stuewer
  • Martin Y. Tang
  • Chiaki Tanuma
  • Lisa M. Skeete Tatum
  • Peter G. Ten Eyck, II
  • Allan R. Tessler, Esq.
  • Samuel O. Thier
  • Andrew H. Tisch
  • Paul R. Tregurtha
  • Michael A. Troy
  • Sheryl Hilliard Tucker
  • M. Eileen McManus Walker
  • Sanford I. Weill
  • Laura A. Wilkinson, Esq.
  • Barton J. Winokur, Esq.
  • Philip M. Young
  • Craig Yunker
  • Michael J. Zak
  • David W. Zalaznick
  • Jia (Jonathan) Zhu, Esq.
  • Karen P. Zimmer, M.D., MPH
  • Jan Rock Zubrow