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, MBA, CPA
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
LaTanya Love, MD
Executive Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity
Dean of Education, McGovern Medical School
Richard J. Andrassy, MD
Senior Vice President for Clinical and Faculty Affairs
Kevin Morano, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer ad interim
Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Development
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health
John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD
Executive Dean, McGovern Medical School
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
Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations
Kevin Foyle, MBA, CFRE
Senior Vice President of Development and Public Affairs
Rose Hochner Nelson, MBA
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications and Chief of Staff to the President
Holly M. Holmes, MD, MS
Vice President of Community Engagement
Melissa Pifko, JD
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD
Executive Director, UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus
Karen Spillar, JD
Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Compliance Officer
Michael Tramonte, MBA, CPA
Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer
Amar Yousif, MBA
Vice President and Chief Information Officer