
Executive Vice President and Provost Search
Following Provost Croson's announcement to step down in summer 2025, the University has launched a national search for the next executive vice president and provost.
For additional information about the position, please see the complete position profile. Confidential inquiries, nominations, and application materials should be directed to Isaacson, Miller.
Search Committee
Gregg Goldman, Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations, co-chair
Saara DeWalt, Dean, College of Biological Sciences, co-chair
Jordan Cofer, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean, Morris campus
Solomon David, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
John Finnegan, Professor and Emeritus Dean, School of Public Health
Kate France, PharmD student, College of Pharmacy
Michael Gallope, Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, College of Liberal Arts
Jessica Hellmann, Director, Institute on the Environment and Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences
Emily Kathambi Kiugu, graduate student, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Perry Leo, Professor and Department Head, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and Vice Chair, Faculty Consultative Committee
Beth Lewis, Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, and Professor, School of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Regents Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
Jean O'Brien, Regents Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Timothy Schacker, Executive Vice Dean, Medical School
Kathy Schmidlkofer, CEO and President, University of Minnesota Foundation
Eric Schwartz, Professor, Global Policy, and former Dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Myles Shaver, Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, Professor and Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Corporate Strategy, Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship,
Carlson School of Management
Raj Singh, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Niko Vasilopoulo, undergraduate student, Carlson School of Management
Jim Wilgenbusch, Director, Research Computing, Research & Innovation Office