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Deans and Leadership

Dean: Vijay Kumar (2015 – Present)

Since 2015, Vijay Kumar has served as the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering. He holds appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering.

Kumar has held many administrative positions in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, including director of the GRASP Laboratory, chair of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and the position of the Deputy Dean. He served as the assistant director of robotics and cyber physical systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Kumar is a fellow of ASME and IEEE and has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the founder of Exyn Technologies, an advisor to Treeswift, and serves on the board of WeRobotics and O2Micro.

Senior Academic Officers

Robert Ghrist
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Education

Boon Thau Loo
Senior Associate Dean
Graduate Education and Global Initiatives

David Meaney
Senior Associate Dean
Faculty Development and Strategic Initiatives

George Pappas
Associate Dean
Research

Camillo Jose Taylor
Associate Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

 

Advisors to the Dean

Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen
Educational Initiatives and Assessment

Cherie Kagan
Intellectual Property and Research

Dean’s Staff

(listed alphabetically by last name)

Karen Brann
Director
Faculty Affairs

Eleanor Brown Davis
Vice Dean
Development and Alumni Relations

Ryan Hampton
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Office of the Dean

Rebecca Hayward
Executive Director
Academic Innovation & Strategy

Chambrel Jones
Chief of Staff
Office of the Dean

Mike Matthews
Vice Dean
Finance and Administration

Eleni Rengepis
Executive Director
Marketing and Communications

 

Senior Staff

Kim Bothi
Managing Director
Office of Academic Services

Kilian Feeney
Senior Director
Operations

Gregory Green
Director
Research and Strategic Initiatives

Denise Lay
Director
Human Resources

Laura Mohr
Executive Director
Financial Operations and Planning

Zachary Stevenson
Senior Director
Planning, Design and Construction

Laura Stubbs
Senior Director
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kristofor Varhus
Chief Information Officer

Ira Winston
Director, Special Projects