Sunil Kumar (academic administrator)
Academic administrator
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Sunil Kumar is an Indian-born academic administrator serving as president of Tufts University since 1 July 2023. He was previously the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University from 2016 to 2023.
Sunil Kumar | |
|---|---|
| President of Tufts University | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Monaco |
| Provost of Johns Hopkins University | |
| In office 1 September 2016 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Lieberman |
| Succeeded by | Ray Jayawardhana |
| Personal details | |
| Education | National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (BEng) Indian Institute of Science (MEng) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Information technology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Techniques for the Performance Analysis of Queueing Networks (1996) |
| Panganamala Kumar | |
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 1 September 2016, Kumar became the 15th provost of Johns Hopkins University.[3] On 30 April 2023, he was succeeded by interim provost Stephen Gange.[4][5]
On 17 November 2022, Kumar was announced as the 14th president of Tufts University, succeeding Anthony Monaco.[6] He assumed the position on 1 July 2023, becoming the first person of color to hold the position.[1]
