Office of the Provost
The provost, Northeastern’s chief academic officer, leads our 10 colleges and schools and oversees our vast interdisciplinary research enterprise. The Office of the Provost guides the implementation of the academic plan, Experience Unleashed, which emphasizes creating impact in the world through experiential education and research.
Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
David Madigan
As the university’s chief academic officer, David Madigan leads Northeastern’s educational and research enterprise. He oversees the university’s 10 colleges and schools and the university libraries.
Leadership and administration
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Gregory Abowd
Dean of the College of Engineering -
Javed Aslam
Chief of Artificial Intelligence -
Jared Auclair
Interim Dean of the College of Professional Studies -
Carolyn Bargoot
Deputy Provost -
Davis Bookhart
Senior Advisor for Sustainability -
Carla Brodley
Dean of Inclusive Computing -
Christie Chung
Executive Director of the Mills Institute -
Dan Cohen
Dean of Libraries and Vice Provost for Information Collaboration -
David De Cremer
Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business -
Debra Franko
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs -
James R. Hackney
Dean of the School of Law -
Elizabeth Hudson
Dean of the College of Arts, Media and Design -
Jacqueline Isaacs
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs -
Beth Kochly
Dean of Mills College at Northeastern University -
Diane Levin
University Ombuds -
David Luzzi
Senior Vice Provost for Research and Vice President of the Innovation Campus at Burlington, Massachussetts -
Elizabeth D. Mynatt
Dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences -
Richard O’ Bryant
Chief Inclusion and Belonging Officer -
Michael Pollastri
Senior Vice Provost -
Carmen Sceppa
Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences -
Tom Sheahan
Executive Vice Provost -
Hazel Sive
Dean of the College of Science -
Srinivas Tadigadapa
Senior Vice Provost for Institutes, Centers, and Impact Engines -
Geoffrey Trussell
Vice President of the Nahant, Massachussetts, Campus -
Kellee Tsai
Dean of College of Social Sciences and Humanities -
Alessandro Vespignani
Special Advisor to the Provost, Global Research -
Sara Wadia-Fascetti
Vice Provost for the PhD Network -
Scott Wildman
Dean of Northeastern University London -
Connie Yowell
Special Advisor to the Provost, Special Projects
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