Deans and Leadership
Dean: Vijay Kumar (2015 – Present)
Since 2015, Vijay Kumar has served as the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering. He holds appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering.
Kumar has held many administrative positions in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, including director of the GRASP Laboratory, chair of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and the position of the Deputy Dean. He served as the assistant director of robotics and cyber physical systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Kumar is a fellow of ASME and IEEE and has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the founder of Exyn Technologies, an advisor to Treeswift, and serves on the board of WeRobotics and O2Micro.
Senior Academic Officers
Robert Ghrist
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Education
Boon Thau Loo
Senior Associate Dean
Graduate Education and Global Initiatives
David Meaney
Senior Associate Dean
Faculty Development and Strategic Initiatives
George Pappas
Associate Dean
Research
Camillo Jose Taylor
Associate Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Advisors to the Dean
Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen
Educational Initiatives and Assessment
Cherie Kagan
Intellectual Property and Research
Dean’s Staff
(listed alphabetically by last name)
Karen Brann
Director
Faculty Affairs
Eleanor Brown Davis
Vice Dean
Development and Alumni Relations
Ryan Hampton
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Office of the Dean
Rebecca Hayward
Executive Director
Academic Innovation & Strategy
Chambrel Jones
Chief of Staff
Office of the Dean
Mike Matthews
Vice Dean
Finance and Administration
Eleni Rengepis
Executive Director
Marketing and Communications
Senior Staff
Kim Bothi
Managing Director
Office of Academic Services
Kilian Feeney
Senior Director
Operations
Gregory Green
Director
Research and Strategic Initiatives
Denise Lay
Senior Director
Human Resources
Laura Mohr
Executive Director
Financial Operations and Planning
Zachary Stevenson
Senior Director
Planning, Design and Construction
Laura Stubbs
Senior Director
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Kristofor Varhus
Chief Information Officer
Ira Winston
Director, Special Projects