University Officers/Trustees

University Officers

Ross Gittell, Ph.D.

President 

Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D.

Provost/Chief Academic Officer

Inge-Lise Ameer, Ed.D.

Vice-President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Michelle Cloutier ’05 MBA

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Charles LoCurto

Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer

Donna Ng

Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer

Timothy Paige

Vice President for Human Resources/Secretary of the Corporation

Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D.

Vice President for Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness

William Smith

Vice President for Athletics and Recreation

David Wegrzyn ’86 P’23

Vice President for University Advancement

PRESIDENTS EMERITUS

Ronald K. Machtley

William T. O’Hara (deceased)

William E. Trueheart

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS LEADERSHIP TEAM

Wendy Samter, Ph.D.

Associate Provost 

Veronica McComb, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Denise Horn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Todd M. Alessandri, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business

Daniel Ames, Ph. D.

Associate Dean, College of Business

Kirsten Hokeness, Ph.D.

Director, School of Health and Behavioral Sciences

Joseph Trunzo, Ph.D.

Associate Director, School of Health and Behavioral Sciences

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Charles Cullinan

Chair, Accounting

Christopher R. Morse

Chair, Communication and Language Studies

Kevin Maloney

Chair, Finance

Amber Day

Chair, History, Literature, and the Arts

Suhong Li

Chair, Information Systems and Analytics

Elzotbek Rustambekov

Chair, Management

Michael Gravier

Chair, Marketing

Gao Niu

Chair, Mathematics and Economics

John Dietrich

Chair, Politics, Law, and Society

Heather Lacey

Chair, Psychology

Jennifer Hurrell

Chair, Biological and Biomedical Sciences

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chair of the Board

D. Ellen Wilson `79

Executive Vice President (Retired)

UnitedHealth Group

Boston, MA

Vice-Chair of the Board

Joseph F. Puishys `80

Executive Chairman

sitelogiq

Minneapolis, MN

Members

Kimberley Anderson ‘22H

Founder

EverHope Capital

Owner/CEO

Plant City

Providence, RI

Tim Barton ‘85

Managing Partner

Barton Muhammad Search

Atlanta, GA 

David M. Beirne ’85

General Partner

X10 Capital

San Francisco, CA

P. James Brady, CPA ’81

Madison Dearborn Partners

St. Petersburg, FL

Alexia Brandao ‘24

(Recent Alumni Trustee)

Asset and Wealth Management Analyst

Goldman Sachs

New York, NY

Robert J. Calabro `88

Partner

PwC

Boston, MA

Erin Champlin ‘85

Humana

Senior Vice President of People Experiences (Retired)

Louisville, KY

William J. Conaty, ’67

Senior Vice President (Retired)

Corporate Human Resources

General Electric Company

Boston, MA

Nancy DeViney ‘75

VP, Strategy and Solutions

Sales & Distribution (Retired)

IBM Corporation

Armonk, NY

Scott C. Donnelly ‘14H

Chairman and CEO

Textron, Inc.

Providence, RI

Jamie L. Eichen, CPA ‘98

Partner, FSO Assurance Services

Ernest & Young, LLP

New York, NY

Ross Gittell, Ph.D.

President

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Eric Handa ‘97

President and CEO

APTelecom LLC

Morristown, NJ

Ann-Marie Harrington `86

Advisor/Investor/Consultant

Portsmouth, RI

Frank Hauck ’81 P’08

President & General Manager, Banking (Retired)

NCR Corporation

Atlanta, GA

Joffe, Adam B. ’93, ’95 MBA

Head of AM Compliance, Risk and Business Operations

Fidelity Investments

Boston, MA

Christine Katziff `86

Chief Audit Executive (Retired)

Bank of America

Charlotte, NC

Diane A. Kazarian ‘83

Managing Partner, GTA(Retired)

National Financial Services Leader (Retired)

PwC

Toronto, ON

Beverly Ledbetter, JD, `18H

Senior Counsel (Retired)

Brown University

Providence, RI

Gregory Lyden ‘82

GSL Realty Advisory Services LLC

Principal

West Palm Beach, FL

Olney, David ‘82

Chief Executive Officer

Berkshire Residential Investments

Boston, MA

Patricia O’Brien P’15

Vice President and Assoc. Provost for Academic Budgets & Planning

Office of the Provost

Boston University

Boston, MA

Daniel J. Rice IV `03

CEO

NET Power

Durham, NC

James V. Rosati ‘72

President and CEO (Retired)

Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.

Warwick, RI

Cynthia Schmitt-Sprinkle ‘81

CFO (Retired) Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Consultant/Advisory Services

Naples, FL

David Sorbaro ‘85

Co-CEO

Mavis Tire Express Services Corporation

Millwood, NY

Frank Stasiowski, FAIA ’75 MBA

Founding Owner, President & CEO

PSMJ Resources

Newton, MA

Margaret M. Van Bree, MHA, DrPH

President

Van Bree Consulting

Barrington, RI 

Raul Villar, Jr. ‘89

CEO

AuditBoard

Cerritos, CA

Scott C. Voss ’92 P’25

Managing Director

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, MA

Jake Williams ‘23

(Recent Alumni Trustee)

Investment Analyst

Investment Banking Rotational Program

John Hancock/Manulife

Boston, MA

Rita Williams-Bogar `76

Founder, President & CEO

Personal Development Solutions, LLC

and the PDS Institute, LLC

Montclair, NJ

Emilia Wojciechowska ‘25

Recent Alumni Trustee