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Leadership at the UW

President and executive vice presidents

The president of the University of Washington is appointed by the UW Board of Regents to lead the University in advancing its mission as one of the world’s leading public research universities. The president is assisted in this effort by a range of leaders across the institution, including two executive vice presidents.

University of Washington President

Ana Mari Cauce is the 33rd president of the UW. A professor of psychology and member of the UW faculty since 1986, she was named president in October 2015. Under her leadership, the UW is advancing all areas of its academic, research and service missions, with initiatives focused on innovation, race and equity, and population health.

Office of the President

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Tricia Serio joined the University of Washington as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs in 2023. A biochemist, she also holds a faculty appointment in the UW School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry. As the University’s academic and budget officer, Dr. Serio leads the faculty and allocates resources to promote each student’s academic experience and success.

Office of the Provost

Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs

Timothy H. Dellit, MD, was named CEO of UW Medicine, executive vice president for medical affairs and Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Dean of the UW School of Medicine on November 28, 2023. He held these same roles on an interim basis since July 1, 2022. He served previously as chief medical officer for UW Medicine, executive vice dean for clinical affairs for the School of Medicine, vice president for medical affairs and president of UW Physicians (UWP), a faculty practice plan with more than 2,800 members.

UW Medicine

University of Washington leadership directory

College of Arts & Sciences

Dianne Harris

Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
[email protected]
206-543-5340

Assistant: Julianna Jones
[email protected]
206-616-2106

College of Built Environments

Renée Cheng

Dean of the College of Built Environments
[email protected]
206-616-0634

Assistant: Brittany Faulkner
[email protected]
206-221-3451

School of Dentistry

André Ritter

Dean of the School of Dentistry
[email protected]
206-543-5982

Assistant: Karen Heath
[email protected]
206-543-5980

College of Education

Mia Tuan

Dean of the College of Education
[email protected]
206-616-7854

Assistant: Melanie Mihara
[email protected]
206-616-7854

College of Engineering

Nancy Allbritton

Dean of the College of Engineering
[email protected]
206-543-1829

Assistant: Lucia Ersfeld
[email protected]
206-543-1829

College of the Environment

Maya Tolstoy

Dean of the College of the Environment
[email protected]
206-221-0908

Assistant: Jennie Paxson
[email protected]
206-221-0908

Continuum College

Rovy Branon

Vice Provost of Continuum College
[email protected]
206-685-6313

Assistant: Rives Robertson
[email protected]
206-685-6306

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance

Jodi Sandfort

Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
[email protected]
206-685-6886

Assistant: Theresa Harrington
[email protected]
206-616-1648

Foster School of Business

Frank Hodge

Dean of the Foster School of Business
[email protected]
206-221-5749

Assistant: Corinne Goellnitz
[email protected]
206-221-5749

The Graduate School

Joy Williamson-Lott

Dean of the Graduate School
[email protected]
206-543-7468

Assistant: Jerry Pangilinan
[email protected]
206-543-7468

Information School

Anind Dey

Dean of the Information School
[email protected]
206-616-0985

Assistant: Catherine Opie,
[email protected]
206-616-7213

School of Law

Tamara F. Lawson

Dean of the School of Law
[email protected]
206-543-2586

Assistant: Nikole Blue
[email protected]
206-616-5356

UW Libraries

Simon Neame

Dean of UW Libraries
[email protected]
206-543-1763

Assistant: Linda Ambre
[email protected]
206-543-1763

School of Medicine

Timothy H. Dellit

Dean of the School of Medicine
[email protected]
206-543-7718

Assistant: Michelle Fleming
[email protected]
206-543-7718

School of Nursing

Hilaire Thompson

Executive Dean of the School of Nursing
[email protected]
206-221-2472

Assistant: April McMorris
[email protected]
206-221-2472

School of Pharmacy

Jay Panyam

Dean of the School of Pharmacy
[email protected]
206-616-9953

Assistant: Trish Respalie
[email protected]
206-543-5050

School of Public Health

Hilary Godwin

Dean of the School of Public Health
[email protected]
206-685-7430

Assistant: JeShawna Schmidt
[email protected]
206-685-6643

School of Social Work

Michael Spencer

Dean of the School of Social Work
[email protected]
206-685-2480

Assistant: Chantal Reynolds
[email protected]
206-685-1661

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
[email protected]
206-616-7175

Assistant: Fiona Starr
[email protected]
206-543-5011

Divisional deans for the College of Arts & Sciences

Andrea Woody

Divisional Dean, Social Sciences
[email protected]
206-685-2663

Assistant: Meta Godsell
[email protected]
206-616-2128

Dan Pollack

Divisional Dean, Natural Sciences
[email protected]
206 543-7045

Assistant: Scott Devenny
[email protected]
206-543-7045

Brian Reed

Divisional Dean, Humanities
[email protected]
206-543-5340

Assistant: Meta Godsell
[email protected]
206-616-2128

Gabriel Solis

Divisional Dean, Arts
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Assistant: Scott Devenny
[email protected]
206-543-7045

UW Bothell

Kristin Esterberg

Chancellor of UW Bothell
[email protected]
425-352-5220

Assistant: Mary Mahon
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425-352-5220

Sharon Jones

Vice Chancellor of UW Bothell
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425 352-3575

Assistant: Kathryn Rich
[email protected]
425-352-3276

UW Tacoma

Sheila Edwards Lange

Chancellor of UW Tacoma
[email protected]
253-692-5646

Assistant: Noreen Slease
[email protected]
253-692-4642

Andrew Harris

Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
[email protected]
253-692-5646

Assistant: Heather Porter
[email protected]
253 692-4889

Academic Affairs

Tricia R. Serio

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
[email protected]
206-543-7632

Assistant: Rachel Northquist
[email protected]
206-221-3962

Visit the Office of the Provost

Campus Community Safety

Sally Clark

Vice President of Campus Community Safety
[email protected]
206-616-8401

Assistant: Cindy Adams
[email protected]
206-221-1403

Learn more about Campus Community Safety

Compliance and Risk Services

Jane Yung

Vice President and Chief Compliance and Risk Officer
[email protected]
206-543-3802

Assistant: Malyse Chabot
[email protected]
206-616-8470

Visit the Office of Compliance and Risk Services

External Affairs

Randy Hodgins

Vice President of External Affairs
[email protected]
206-616-8965

Assistant: Colleen Boyce
[email protected]
206-616-7274

Visit the Office of External Affairs

Facilities

Lou Cariello

Vice President of UW Facilities
[email protected]
206-543-5361

Assistant: Stephanie Parker
[email protected]
206-616-1547

Learn more about UW Facilities

Human Resources

Mindy Kornberg

Vice President of UW Human Resources
[email protected]
206-685-4730

Assistant: Hannah Barnett
[email protected]
206-685-4776

Learn more about UW Human Resources

Information Technology

Andreas Bohman

Vice President and Chief Information Officer for UW Information Technology
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Assistant: Karen Nielsen
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Learn more about UW Information Technology

Minority Affairs and Diversity

Rickey Hall

Vice President and University Diversity Officer, Minority Affairs and Diversity
[email protected]
206-543-2441

Assistant: Melanie Buenavista
[email protected]
206-685-9355

Visit the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity

Student Life

Denzil Suite

Vice President for Student Life
[email protected]
206-543-4972

Assistant: Ruben Rodriguez
[email protected]
206-543-9462

Learn more about Student Life

University Advancement

Mary Gresch

Senior Vice President for University Advancement and President, UW Foundation
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Assistant:
[email protected]

Tamara M. Josserand

Vice President for Development, University Advancement
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Assistant: Sajara Stark
[email protected]

Jack Martin

Vice President for Marketing & Communications
[email protected]
206-616-2334

Assistant: Kim Mapes
[email protected]

Paul Rucker

Vice President for Alumni & Stakeholder Engagement and Executive Director of the UW Alumni Association, University Advancement
[email protected]

Interim Assistant: Virginia Lerer
[email protected]

Learn more about University Advancement

UW Finance, Planning and Budgeting

Sarah Norris Hall

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
206-543-4972

Assistant: Carole Davison
[email protected]
206-543-8840

Jessica Bertram

Vice President for University Business Services
[email protected]
206-543-4993

Jason Campbell

Vice President for Finance & Budget Strategy and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
206-685-9961

Learn more about UW Finance, Planning and Budgeting

Academic and Student Affairs

Philip J. Reid

Vice Provost of Academic and Student Affairs
[email protected]
206-543-6147

Assistant: Lauren Anderson
[email protected]
206-221-3821

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Academic Personnel

Frederick Nafukho

Vice Provost of Academic Personnel
[email protected]
206-616-2753

Assistant: Laura Hager
[email protected]
206-221-1405

Learn more

Continuum College

Rovy Branon

Vice Provost of Continuum College
[email protected]
206-685-6313

Assistant: Rives Robertson
[email protected]
206-685-6306

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Global Affairs

Gayle Christensen

Interim Vice Provost of Global Affairs
[email protected]
206-543-1839

Assistant: Anthony Chiodo III
[email protected]
206-543-1839

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Innovation

François Baneyx

Vice Provost of Innovation and Director of CoMotion
[email protected]
206-543-3970

Assistant: Shoko Saji
[email protected]
206-543-4387

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Research

Mari Ostendorf

Vice Provost for Research
[email protected]
206-685-1751

Assistant: Heather Herrera
[email protected]
206-685-1751

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Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
[email protected]
206-616-7175

Assistant: Fiona Starr
[email protected]
206-543-5011

Learn more

Timothy H. Dellit, MD

CEO, UW Medicine, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and
Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Washington

[email protected]
206-543-7718

Assistant: Michelle Fleming
[email protected]
206-543-8085

Brad Simmons

President, UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
[email protected]
206-616-8277

Assistant: Pam Stern
[email protected]
206-685-5020

Jacqueline Cabe

Chief Financial Officer, UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
[email protected]
206-616-9886

Assistant: Jason Rudd
[email protected]
206-616-9886

Becca Kelly

Chief Advancement Officer, UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
[email protected]
206-543-2661

Assistant: Cathy Sanford
[email protected]
206-221-1067

Anneliese Schleyer, MD, MHA

Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
[email protected]
206-744-3000

Assistant: Angelica Perales
[email protected]
206-543-6310