In 2026, Mitch Daniels returned to Purdue University to serve as interim president after Mung Chiang’s departure to lead Northwestern University. Daniels was Purdue’s leader from 2013 to 2022, following two terms as Indiana governor. In late 2024, he joined LDI Ltd., formerly known as Lacy Diversified Industries, as the company’s first executive partner. Daniels […]
Mung Chiang has served as Purdue University’s 13th president since 2023, having previously served as dean of the College of Engineering and then executive vice president for strategic initiatives. As executive vice president and president, Chiang launched initiatives in national security technology, life sciences manufacturing and semiconductor research. In 2024, he oversaw the split of […]
Mung Chiang became the 13th president of Purdue University on Jan. 1, 2023. As president, he works to further the university’s land-grant mission and values, while creating talent, jobs and innovation along America’s hard tech corridor. His goal is “to help Boilermaker students, faculty, staff and alumni take small steps that turn into giant leaps […]
Mung Chiang became president of Purdue University on Jan. 1 after serving as dean of Purdue’s College of Engineering and then executive vice president for strategic initiatives. As executive vice president and president, he launched initiatives in national security technology as well as semiconductor and life sciences manufacturing in Purdue’s Discovery Park District and the […]
Pamela Whitten became president of Indiana University in July 2021 and oversees the school’s seven campuses and two regional centers, which serve a combined 91,000 students. Whitten, IU’s first female president, last year struck a deal with then-Purdue University President Mitch Daniels to split IUPUI into separate operations, with most of the campus becoming IU […]
