Hilary A.

Parker

As Princeton’s Vice President for Strategy and Secretary of the University, Hilary A. Parker oversees institution-wide strategic planning and trustee governance. A member of the University’s senior leadership team, she helps shape University policy, advance Princeton’s mission, and drive progress on major institutional priorities. Her portfolio includes leading Princeton’s efforts to cultivate a thriving regional ecosystem.

Parker oversees the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, the Office of State Affairs, the University’s official convocations, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. She also leads the University’s engagement with the NJ AI Hub and chairs the Hub’s governing board.

Before assuming her current role, Parker served in a series of increasingly senior positions at Princeton. She was assistant vice president and chief of staff in the Office of the President and previously held roles in the offices of the Executive Vice President and the Dean for Research, as well as in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Before joining the University administration, she worked as a writer and science teacher.

Parker earned a bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton and a master of arts in teaching from The College of New Jersey.