Executive Council
The Executive Council is appointed by the President. Its purpose is to advise the President on policy development, management and administration of the university. It is composed of the university's executive leadership and the deans and serves as a forum for strategic planning.
University Executive Council Membership
Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD
President
Kevin Dillon, M.B.A., CPA
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Blackburn, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
LaTanya Love, MD
Executive Vice President, Student Affairs and Diversity
Richard J. Andrassy, MD
Executive Dean ad interim, McGovern Medical School
Michael Blackburn, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD
Dean, UTHealth School of Public Health
Diane M. Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN
Dean, Cizik School of Nursing
John A. Valenza, DDS
Dean, School of Dentistry
Jiajie Zhang, PhD
Dean, School of Biomedical Informatics
Eric Fernette
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Scott Forbes
Vice President of Governmental Relations
Kevin Foyle
Vice President of Development and Public Affairs
Rose Hochner Nelson
Vice President, Marketing and Communication and Chief of Staff to the President
Melissa Pifko, JD
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Jair C. Soares, MD
Chair, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences;
Executive Director, Harris County Psychiatric Center
Karen Spillar, JD
Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Compliance Officer
Michael Tramonte
Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer
Amar Yousif
Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
