Leadership Council
The University Leadership Council is comprised of key university leadership stakeholders and chairs of Interfaculty Council, Student InterCouncil and University Classified Staff Council. The University Leadership Council serves as a forum for strategic planning and the bi-directional communication of ideas and information between the University and the faculty, students and staff in the Schools and other operating units of the university.
University Leadership Council Membership
Mr. William Adcox
Chief, UT Police Department
Dr. Richard Andrassy
Executive Dean, Ad Interim, McGovern Medical School
Dr. Michael Blackburn
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Eric Boerwinkle
Dean, School of Public Health
Ms. Lexus Bradford
FY22 Chair, University Classified Staff Council
Mr. Andrew Casas
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
UT Physicians
Dr. Giuseppe Colasurdo
President
Dr. Thomas Cole
Director, McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics
Mr. Kevin Dillon
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Robert Emery
Vice President Safety, Health, Environment and Risk Management
Mr. Eric Fernette
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Charlie Figari
Vice President and Chief Auxiliary Enterprises Officer
Mr. Scott Forbes
Vice President of Governmental Relations
Mr. Kevin J. Foyle
Vice President of Development and Public Affairs
Ms. Rose Hochner Nelson
Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications and Chief of Staff to the President
Dr. Cameron B. Jeter
FY22 Chair Interfaculty Council
Dr. LaTanya Love
Executive Vice President, Student Affairs and Diversity
Ms. Niharika Neela
FY22 President, Student InterCouncil
Ms. Melissa Pifko
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Dr. Elda Ramirez
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council Representative
Dr. Natalia Sanchez
Chair, University Safety Council
Dr. Diane M. Santa Maria
Dean, Cizik School of Nursing
Mr. Daniel Sherman
Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Officer
Dr. Jair Soares
Chair, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Executive Director, Harris County Psychiatric Center
Ms. Karen Spillar
Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Wes Stewart
Vice President of Facilities Planning and Engineering
Mr. Mike Tramonte
Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer
Dr. John Valenza
Dean, School of Dentistry
Mr. Amar Yousif
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Dr. Jiajie Zhang
Dean, School of Biomedical Informatics