Provost and Executive Vice President

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M), a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the flagship institution of The Texas A&M University System, invites applications and nominations for the position of Provost and Executive Vice President. Founded in 1876 as Texas’s land-grant university, Texas A&M is now one of the nation’s largest and most influential public research universities, enrolling more than 81,000 students across 17 colleges and schools, employing nearly 4,400 faculty members, and supporting an annual research enterprise exceeding $1.4 billion. As the University's chief academic officer and a key partner to President Susan Ballabina, the Provost will help shape the future of a university distinguished by its scale, public impact, rich traditions, and enduring commitment to serving Texas and beyond.

The next Provost will join Texas A&M at a defining moment. As the University looks beyond its 150th anniversary, it is launching an ambitious vision, Beyond 150: One University for Good, for its next era, one that builds on its Core Values of excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect, and selfless service, positioning the institution to respond to the changing needs of students, the State of Texas, and society. Grounded in the University's land-grant ethos, the Provost will help shape the academic priorities and institutional priorities that will guide Texas A&M through this next chapter and strengthen its ability to meet the needs of an evolving research and higher education landscape.

Texas A&M seeks an experienced academic leader and accomplished scholar with the judgment, vision, strategic acumen, communication skills and collaborative spirit to partner effectively with the President, deans, faculty, and academic leaders in advancing the University's mission and priorities. The successful candidate will bring a record of advancing academic quality, faculty excellence in teaching and research, student success, and institutional strategy, as well as a demonstrated ability to build alignment across complex organizations, communicate effectively, support transformative educational experiences, strengthen discovery and innovation, and cultivate productive partnerships that advance the University's impact. The university seeks a leader who recognizes the current challenges facing higher education broadly and can lead the academic enterprise in building trust internally and externally.

A search committee has been formed and will be supported in this recruitment by Isaacson, Miller, the national executive search firm. Confidential inquiries, nominations, and applications may be directed below.

Andy Lee is leading this search with Amy Gillespie and Madeline Fitzpatrick.