Sunil Kumar (academic administrator)

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Sunil Kumar
14th President of Tufts University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2023
Thesis Techniques for the performance analysis of queueing networks  (1996)
Doctoral advisor Panganamala R Kumar

Sunil Kumar is an Indian-born academic administrator serving as president of Tufts University since July 1, 2023. He was previously the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University from 2016 to 2023.

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Early life and education

Kumar was born in India. [1] He is the son of a police officer. [1] He earned a bachelor of engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka in 1990. In 1992, he completed a master of engineering in computer science and automation at the Indian Institute of Science. Kumar received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1996. [2] [3]

Career

Kumar worked for 14 years at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was the Fred H. Merrill Professor of Operations, Information and Technology. He was also a senior associate dean of academic affairs and oversaw the MBA program. [3] Kumar was later the George Pratt Shultz Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he also served as the dean since 2011. [2] On September 1, 2016, Kumar became the 15th provost of Johns Hopkins University. [3] On April 30, 2023, he was succeeded by interim provost Stephen Gange. [4] [5]

On November 17, 2022, Kumar was announced as the 14th president of Tufts University, succeeding Anthony Monaco. [6] He assumed the position on July 1, 2023, becoming the first person of color to hold the position. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eminent Indian-origin academician Sunil Kumar named as next President of Tufts University". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Indian American Dean Sunil Kumar Named Provost at Johns Hopkins University". India West. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sunil Kumar". Johns Hopkins University. 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. "Stephen Gange named interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs". The Hub. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. "Stephen Gange | Office of the Provost" . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. "Provost Sunil Kumar named president at Tufts University". Johns Hopkins University. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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