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Ray Jayawardhana
University leadership
Ray Jayawardhana named 16th provost
Published July 12, 2023
Renowned astrophysicist, accomplished academic leader joins JHU from Cornell, where he has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2018
Stephen Gange
University news
Stephen Gange named interim provost
Published Feb 22, 2023
A longtime faculty member and university administrator, Gange will serve as interim provost as a global search begins for a new provost
Richard Mendola
University news
Richard Mendola named vice president and chief information officer
Published Jan 30, 2023
Mendola comes to Hopkins from Emory, where he has overseen IT for both the university and health system and aligned enterprisewide practices in communications, security, and identity management
Alicia Wilson
Alicia Wilson named to philanthropy leadership role at JPMorgan Chase
Published Dec 6, 2022
Wilson, who joined Johns Hopkins as the inaugural vice president for economic development in 2019, will leave the institution at the end of the year
Helene Grady
Finance+Administration
Helene Grady named Md.'s next secretary of budget and management
Published Nov 14, 2022
Grady, who joined Hopkins in 2010 and has served as chief financial officer since 2020, will be the primary fiscal adviser to Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore
Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Faculty affairs
Ralph Etienne-Cummings appointed next vice provost for faculty affairs at Johns Hopkins
Published March 30, 2022
Professor of electrical and computer engineering will succeed Andrew Douglas, who has served in the role since July 2019
Lainie Rutkow
Lainie Rutkow named inaugural vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives
Published Feb 2, 2022
In her role, she will be responsible for the development and oversight of key strategies and initiatives, including those related to JHU's burgeoning presence in Washington, D.C., at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
Pierre Joanis
Pierre Joanis named vice president for human resources
Published Jan 15, 2022
Joanis comes to Hopkins from Bucknell, where he has overseen HR for eight years and played a lead role in helping the university navigate the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic
Campus in the autumn
Presidential Management Fellows Program recruits third cohort
Published Nov 5, 2021
The program for recent Hopkins alums offers career training, mentorship, and a front-row seat to learning about strategy and decision making at JHU
Jerry Schnydman
In memoriam
Jerry Schnydman, quintessential Hopkins man, dies at 77
Published Oct 25, 2021
Schnydman, a three-time lacrosse All-American and a beloved figure on campus, spent nearly five decades at JHU, including as executive assistant to the president and secretary of the board of trustees