Leadership

Lee Bollinger, J.D.
President of the University

John Coatsworth, Ph.D.
Provost of the University

James J. Valentini, Ph.D.
Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education

Officers

James J. Valentini
Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education
B.S., Pittsburgh, 1972; M.S., Chicago, 1973; Ph.D., California (Berkeley), 1976

Kathryn B. Yatrakis
Dean of Academic Affairs and Senior Associate Vice President for Arts and Sciences
B.A., Cedar Crest, 1967; M.A., New York University, 1971; Ph.D., Columbia, 1981

Susan Chang
Chief Planning and Administration Officer and Associate Dean of Columbia College
B.A., Maryland 1993; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia, 2005

Kevin G. Shollenberger
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia College/Columbia Engineering and Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Student Life for Arts and Sciences
B.A., Beaver College, 1988.  M.Ed., American University, 1989

Jessica Marinaccio
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid
B.A., Harvard, 1991; M.Ed., 1994

Kavita Sharma
Dean of Career Education
B.Sc., Southampton, 1989; M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1991

Michael Pippenger 
Assistant Vice President of International Education and Dean of Undergraduate Global Programs
B.A., Carleton College, 1991; M.A., University of Indiana, 1994; Ph.D., University of Indiana, 2002

James T. McMenamin Jr.
Special Adviser to the Dean, Columbia College, and Director of Principal Gifts, University Development and Alumni Relations
B.A., Johns Hopkins, 1971

Laura Rose
Senior Executive Director for Development
B.A., Wellesley College 

Bernice Tsai
Senior Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
B.A., Columbia College, 1996

Kevin C. Matthews
Executive Director, Double Discovery Center
B.A., Columbia College, 1980 

2012-13 Board of Visitors

Yale M. Fergang ‘87
Chair

Victor Mendelson ‘89
Vice-Chair

Alexander Navab ‘87
Vice-Chair

Matthew Jon Assiff ‘89

Kyra Tirana Barry ‘87

Andrew S. Borrok ‘93

James T. Brett ‘84

Eli Bryk ‘78

Thomas W. Cornacchia ‘85

Alexandra Wallace Creed ‘88

Eugene Davis ‘75

Neil and Diane Exter P’14

Allen I. Fagin, Esq. ‘71

Robert L. Friedman ‘64

Thomas H. Glocer ‘81

Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. ‘78

Peter A. Grossman ‘79

Sandra H. Kim Hoffen ‘87

Jeffrey D. Knowles ‘71

Arthur Henry Kohn ‘84 

Brian C. Krisberg ‘81

Benjamin B. Lopata ‘72

Frank J. Lopez-Balboa ‘82

Victor Lopez-Balboa ‘82

Tracy V. Maitland ‘82

Sami Mnaymneh ‘81

J. Michael Schell ‘69

Michael Solender ‘86

David and Lisa Stanton P’09, P’11

Stephen S. Trevor ‘86

Glenn Vinson, Jr. ‘67

Rory Leandrew Wilfork ‘97

Matthew A. Winkler P’11