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University Leadership and Governance


Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees governs the university by establishing policy and exercising fiduciary responsibility for the long-term well-being of the institution. The board and its Executive Committee act on recommendations from board committees, university officers, and the University Senate.

Learn about the Board of Trustees 

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President’s Leadership Team

Meet the executive team whose senior leaders represent the university’s major operational units; their role is to advise and work with the president to advance Emory’s mission.


Amy Adelman

Amy Adelman

Interim Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Luke Anderson

Luke Anderson

Vice President, Communications and Marketing

Christopher Augostini

Christopher L. Augostini

Executive Vice President for Business and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, Emory University; Chief Financial Officer, Emory Healthcare; Vice Chair Emory Healthcare Board of Directors

Ravi V. Bellamkonda

Ravi V. Bellamkonda

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Deborah W. Bruner

Deborah W. Bruner

Senior Vice President for Research; Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair in Nursing; Assistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring, School of Nursing

Allison K. Dykes

Allison K. Dykes

Vice President and Secretary of the University

Robert M. Franklin Jr.

Robert M. Franklin Jr.

Senior Adviser to the President

Enku Gelaye

Enku Gelaye

Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life

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Carol E. Henderson

Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion; Chief Diversity Officer; Adviser to the President

Gregory W. McGonigle

Gregory W. McGonigle

University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life

Joshua R. Newton

Joshua R. Newton

Senior Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Cameron Taylor

Cameron Taylor

Vice President, Government and Community Affairs

Ravi I. Thadhani

Ravi I. Thadhani

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs; Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center

Deans

The deans are the chief academic officers for the university’s nine schools and colleges. Working closely with central administration, they oversee their school or college’s budget, teaching, scholarly activity, service, and advancement.


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Badia Ahad

Dean, Oxford College

Mary Anne Bobinski

Mary Anne Bobinski

Dean, School of Law

Carlos del Rio

Carlos del Rio

Interim Dean, School of Medicine

M. Daniele Fallin

M. Daniele Fallin

Dean, Rollins School of Public Health

Kimberly Jacob Arriola

Kimberly Jacob Arriola

Dean, James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies

Gareth James

Gareth James

Dean, Goizueta Business School

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Barbara Krauthamer

Dean, Emory College of Arts and Sciences

Jan Love

Jan Love

Dean, Candler School of Theology

Linda A. McCauley

Linda A. McCauley

Dean, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Advisers to the President


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Lynell Cadray

University Ombuds

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Robert M. Franklin Jr.

Senior Adviser to the President