President
Lee C. Bollinger became the 19th President of Columbia University on June 1, 2002. A prominent advocate of affirmative action, he played a leading role in the twin Supreme Court cases that upheld and clarified the importance of diversity as a compelling justification for affirmative action in higher education. A leading First Amendment scholar, President Bollinger is widely published on freedom of speech and press, and he currently serves on the faculty of Columbia Law School.
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Provost
A leading scholar of Latin American economic and international history, Coatsworth was appointed provost in February 2012. As chief academic officer, the provost ensures that the University’s programs and faculty are of the highest quality, and directs the development and implementation of academic policies. Previously, Coatsworth was dean of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs and founding director of Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. He is also the former president of the American Historical Association and Latin American Studies Association.
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Senior Executive Vice President
Robert Kasdin was appointed senior executive vice president of Columbia University in March 2002 and assumed his responsibilities as of Sept. 1, 2002. Prior to joining Columbia, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the University of Michigan. Before his service at the University of Michigan, he was treasurer and chief investment officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and vice president and general counsel for Princeton University Investment Company. He started his career as a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
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Interim Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences
David Madigan is a professor of statistics at Columbia University, has served as the department chair since 2007, and is also interim dean of the faculty. Before coming to Columbia in 2007, Professor Madigan was dean of physical and mathematical sciences at Rutgers University. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Executive Vice President for University Development and Alumni Relations
Fred Van Sickle was named executive vice president for University Development and Alumni Relations in January 2011 after having served as vice president for University Development since 2003. Before joining Columbia in 2002 as deputy vice president, Van Sickle held leadership positions in alumni relations and development at the University of Michigan, Lake Forest College and Princeton University.
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Executive Vice President for Research
Michael Purdy, executive vice president for research, has overall responsibility for the University's research enterprise. He was appointed to this position in February 2011 after serving for 10 years as the director of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the leading research unit of Columbia's Earth Institute. Prior to joining Columbia, he was director of the Division of Ocean Sciences at the National Science Foundation, and prior to that, chair of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
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Executive Vice President for Government and Community Affairs
Maxine Griffith is the executive vice president for Government and Community Affairs at Columbia University and special advisor for campus planning. Reporting to President Lee C. Bollinger, Ms. Griffith is responsible for the oversight and coordination of Columbia's collaborations with government at the local, state and federal levels, as well as the strengthening of Columbia's many partnerships with local organizations. In addition, she is a senior member of the team planning for the University’s proposed campus expansion.
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Secretary of the University
Jerome Davis, secretary of the University, serves as the liaison between the senior administration and the Trustees. He prepares the agenda for the Trustees' meetings and maintains the University Statutes. In addition, he oversees the process for selecting honorary degree recipients and the winners of the University Medal for Excellence. The secretary also undertakes special projects on behalf of the president and the Trustees.
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General Counsel
Jane E. Booth, who joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2002, represents the University in regulatory matters. Her expertise extends to research integrity, health care compliance, HIPAA, the False Claims Act, and environmental and safety issues. Before coming to Columbia, Ms. Booth was chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorneys' Office and served as a member of Att. Gen. Janet Reno's health care advisory council.
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Executive Vice President for Communications
David M. Stone was appointed executive vice president for communications in March 2006. His experience spans a wide range of professional realms. Over the past two decades he has served in state and federal government, and worked as a lawyer, public affairs television producer, writer and strategic communications consultant for a variety of media, education, government and mission-driven organizations.
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Executive Vice President for Facilities
Mr. Ienuso is responsible for the safety, preservation and maintenance of Columbia's real estate portfolio including space planning, overseeing new building design and construction, operating and maintaining buildings and grounds, managing the University apartment housing inventory and ensuring campus public safety across the Morningside campus, Baker Athletic Complex and the Nevis Laboratories. University Facilities is also responsible for development of Columbia’s long-term expansion into the old Manhattanville manufacturing zone in West Harlem.
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Executive Vice President for Finance
Anne Sullivan is Columbia University’s executive vice president for finance. In this role, she oversees Columbia’s operating and capital budget, the Controller’s Office operations, Treasury operations, Procurement and Internal Audit activities at the University. Ms. Sullivan joined Columbia in 2007 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as senior associate dean for finance and administration.
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Executive Vice President for Student and Administrative Services
Mr. Scott joined Columbia in June 2008 from the Export Import Bank of the United States in Washington, D.C., where he was senior vice president and chief financial officer. He began his career in the federal government, serving first as a planner in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, then as budget examiner for international affairs at the Office of Management and Budget. Scott has also worked in the aerospace, industrial machinery, chemical and paper industries.
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Vice President for Global Centers
Professor Safwan Masri is responsible for the development of the growing network of Columbia Global Centers, an essential element in fulfilling the University’s mission of educating leaders for a global society. He is founding director of the global center in Amman, one of eight centers spanning four continents. Masri has been a member of the Decision, Risk, and Operations faculty of Columbia Business School since 1988 and served as vice dean from 1993 to 2005. He has also taught at INSEAD and Stanford; is Founding Chairman Emeritus of King’s Academy; and has served as Advisor to Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah.
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Special Advisor to the President
Susan K. Feagin (GS'74) was appointed special advisor to President Lee C. Bollinger in January 2011 after serving as executive vice president for University Development and Alumni Relations from 2002 to 2010. Feagin has spent more than 35 years in development and alumni relations at Columbia University, Harvard University and the University of Michigan, and held leadership roles in three major University development campaigns. In 2011, she received an Alumni Medal in recognition of her outstanding service to Columbia and contributions to the University community.
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 M. Dianne Murphy
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education
Beginning her seventh full year here, Dianne Murphy has presided over one of the most successful periods in Columbia Athletics history. Since Murphy joined the University in 2004, Columbia has won Ivy League titles in baseball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s fencing, women’s fencing, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s soccer and men’s tennis. In 2009, the football team finished fourth in the Ivy League, ending the year with the most league wins since 2003. Murphy has also spearheaded upgrades to Baker Athletics Complex, initiated the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame and added men’s and women’s squash as Columbia’s 30th and 31st varsity sports programs.
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 Marsha L. Wagner
Ombuds Officer
Marsha Wagner has been Columbia’s ombuds officer since 1991, when the Ombuds Office was first established. Experienced in mediation, she has led many training workshops on conflict resolution, and she has designed national professional development programs for organizational ombuds. Her Ph.D. is in the field of Chinese and comparative literature, and she was previously affiliated with the University as assistant and associate professor of Chinese literature and director of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library.
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 Susan Glancy
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Susan Glancy joined the Office of the President as chief of staff in 2006. Prior to that, she was executive director for special projects for Columbia University Human Resources, where she led HR transformation efforts, including a major redesign of the University’s HR function. Her work as director of human resources for Columbia Business School emphasized the strategic aspects of the human resources function. Before joining Columbia, Glancy worked as a manager for The Walt Disney Co. She holds a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, in social and organizational psychology, and is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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John H. Coatsworth
Robert Kasdin
David Madigan
Lee Goldman
Fred Van Sickle
G. Michael Purdy
Maxine Griffith
Jerome Davis
Jane E. Booth
David M. Stone
Joseph A. Ienuso
Anne Sullivan
Jeffrey F. Scott
Safwan M. Masri
Susan K. Feagin
Overall governance of the University lies in the hands of its 24-member Board of Trustees. The Trustees select the President, oversee all faculty and senior administrative appointments, monitor the budget, supervise the endowment and protect University property.