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