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University Leadership | WashU
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About WashU
Our Mission and Vision
University Leadership
Board of Trustees
Cabinet
University Council
Deans
Senior administrators
History and Traditions
University Policies
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University Facts
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Audited Financial Statements
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University Leadership
Washington University in St. Louis is governed by a Board of Trustees and led by administrative and academic officers, including the chancellor, provost, deans, and vice chancellors.
Office of the Chancellor
Appointed WashU’s 15th chancellor by the university’s Board of Trustees in July 2018,
Andrew D. Martin
is responsible for all day-to-day operations as the university’s chief executive officer. As chancellor, he leads approximately 16,000 faculty and staff and 15,000 students, and oversees a total operating budget of $3.5 billion.
Visit the chancellor’s website
Office of the Provost
As chief academic officer,
Mark D. West
works to improve the university community by establishing university-wide initiatives for curriculum, diversity, and global outreach. The provost oversees teaching, learning, scholarship, and research across the university.
Visit the provost’s website
Learn more about the chancellor:
Explore Chancellor Andrew Martin’s biography
Read the chancellor’s speeches and commentary
Meet the chancellor’s cabinet
Read about past chancellors
Learn more about the provost:
Read Provost Mark West’s biography
Explore the provost’s programs and initiatives
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the chief governing body of WashU. As such, the Board provides strategic oversight in order to ensure the institution is moving in the right direction. Led by
Chair Andrew M. Bursky
and composed of leaders from various professions, the Board authorizes many important aspects of university operations, including appointing the chancellor, approving annual budgets, and any major expenditures.
Learn more about the Board of Trustees
Advisory Bodies
Cabinet
The cabinet comprises university administrative leaders and provides strategic and operational guidance to the chancellor on challenges and opportunities related to the university’s mission.
Meet the chancellor’s cabinet
University Council
Comprising leaders responsible for key academic and administrative units, the University Council (UC) provides strategic and operational guidance to the chancellor and UC colleagues on challenges and opportunities related to the mission of the university.
Meet the University Council
Additional university leadership
WashU school deans
WashU senior administrators
Skip to content
Skip to search
Skip to footer
About WashU
Our Mission and Vision
University Leadership
Board of Trustees
Cabinet
University Council
Deans
Senior administrators
History and Traditions
University Policies
Our Campuses
University Facts
Updates on Federal Impacts
Audited Financial Statements
Contact
University Leadership
Washington University in St. Louis is governed by a Board of Trustees and led by administrative and academic officers, including the chancellor, provost, deans, and vice chancellors.
Office of the Chancellor
Appointed WashU’s 15th chancellor by the university’s Board of Trustees in July 2018,
Andrew D. Martin
is responsible for all day-to-day operations as the university’s chief executive officer. As chancellor, he leads approximately 16,000 faculty and staff and 15,000 students, and oversees a total operating budget of $3.5 billion.
Visit the chancellor’s website
Office of the Provost
As chief academic officer,
Mark D. West
works to improve the university community by establishing university-wide initiatives for curriculum, diversity, and global outreach. The provost oversees teaching, learning, scholarship, and research across the university.
Visit the provost’s website
Learn more about the chancellor:
Explore Chancellor Andrew Martin’s biography
Read the chancellor’s speeches and commentary
Meet the chancellor’s cabinet
Read about past chancellors
Learn more about the provost:
Read Provost Mark West’s biography
Explore the provost’s programs and initiatives
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the chief governing body of WashU. As such, the Board provides strategic oversight in order to ensure the institution is moving in the right direction. Led by
Chair Andrew M. Bursky
and composed of leaders from various professions, the Board authorizes many important aspects of university operations, including appointing the chancellor, approving annual budgets, and any major expenditures.
Learn more about the Board of Trustees
Advisory Bodies
Cabinet
The cabinet comprises university administrative leaders and provides strategic and operational guidance to the chancellor on challenges and opportunities related to the university’s mission.
Meet the chancellor’s cabinet
University Council
Comprising leaders responsible for key academic and administrative units, the University Council (UC) provides strategic and operational guidance to the chancellor and UC colleagues on challenges and opportunities related to the mission of the university.
Meet the University Council
Additional university leadership
WashU school deans
WashU senior administrators