University Governance

University trustees

Princeton University is led by President Shirley M. Tilghman, who served as a faculty member for 15 years and as founding director of Princeton's multidisciplinary Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics before being named president in 2001.

The Trustees of Princeton University, a 40-member board, is responsible for the overall direction of the University. It approves the operating and capital budgets, supervises the investment of the University's endowment and oversees campus real estate and long-range physical planning. The trustees also exercise prior review and approval concerning changes in major policies, such as those in instructional programs and admission, as well as tuition and fees and the hiring of faculty members.

Princeton's academic officers and officers of the corporation oversee various aspects of University governance. 

The Council of the Princeton University Community was created in 1969 and serves as a forum for the discussion of issues. The CPUC examines and makes recommendations on questions of policy that govern and affect the welfare of the University community. Chaired by the president, the council is composed of faculty, staff, students and alumni.

President
Shirley M. Tilghman


Academic Officers  
Provost Christopher L. Eisgruber
Dean of the Faculty David P. Dobkin
Dean of the Graduate School William B. Russel
Dean of the College Valerie Smith
Dean for Research A.J. Stewart Smith
Dean of School of Engineering
and Applied Science
H. Vincent Poor
Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Cecilia Rouse
Dean of the School of Architecture Alejandro Zaera-Polo


Officers of the Corporation  
Provost Christopher L. Eisgruber
Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee
Acting Executive Vice President Treby Williams
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Carolyn N. Ainslie
Vice President for Development Elizabeth Boluch Wood
Vice President for Campus Life Cynthia Cherrey
Vice President for Facilities Michael E. McKay
Vice President for Information Technology
and Chief Information Officer
Jay Dominick
Vice President for Human Resources Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
Vice President for University Services Chad Klaus
General Counsel Peter G. McDonough
President of the Princeton University
Investment Company
Andrew K. Golden
Chief Audit and Compliance Officer Nilufer K. Shroff