Sunil Kumar (academic administrator)

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.

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]

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]

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