Gigi DeMita-Benway
Executive Director of Provost Operations
Our People
Meet our provost, school deans, and more
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There are many important leaders, including senior leaders, school deans, councils, and more who help drive the vision of the Office of the Provost forward.
See a snapshot of these key individuals below. You can also visit our Offices page to see offices that report up through the provost, and contact us if you have any questions.
Leadership update
Meet the provost and chief academic officer
David Figlio is the University of Rochester’s Provost and Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education. He started his role at the University in July 2022.
Messages and updates
From the desk of the provost
See a log of past messages sent by the provost to the University community.
Our senior leadership team
Kevin Garewal
Vice Provost and Andrew H. & Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the University of Rochester Libraries
Jane Gatewood
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Anthony Green
Vice Provost for Academic Finance and Planning
Ralph Manchester
Vice Provost and Director of University Health Service
Kevin McFarland
Acting Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Julie Myers
Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer for the University
Jeff Runner
Vice Provost and University Dean of Undergraduate Education
Melissa Sturge-Apple
Vice Provost and University Dean of Graduate Education
Jim Ver Steeg
Deputy to the Provost
Full teams
Our offices
See a comprehensive list of the schools and offices that fall under the purview of the Office of the Provost.
Our school deans
Wendi Heinzelman
Dean
Hajim School of Engineering
Lisa Kitko
Dean
School of Nursing
Sarah Peyre
Dean
Warner School of Education
Jamal Rossi
Dean
Eastman School of Music
Nicole S. Sampson
Dean
School of Arts & Sciences
Mark Taubman
Dean
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Sevin Yeltekin
Dean
Simon Business School