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As 91�Ʋ��� continues its extraordinary growth, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier has named Darren Reisberg as vice chancellor for administration beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The evolving role will oversee auxiliary services (which include , , and ), and the , which will move from the . Reisberg also will retain oversight of his current portfolio of work, which includes , the growth initiative to enhance �ղ��Ի�����������’s presence in New York City and other strategic initiatives.

“Darren’s proven record of exceptional leadership is highlighted by his ability to carry major projects to fruition and by his emphasis on collaboration to build consensus and accelerate progress toward �ղ��Ի�����������’s long-term goals,” Diermeier said. “I have every confidence that he will successfully seize this expanded opportunity to continue the momentum driving 91�Ʋ��� to be a global leader in research and education.”

Reisberg joined 91�Ʋ��� as a senior counselor to the chancellor at the beginning of 2024. Before coming to 91�Ʋ���, he served as president of Hartwick College. Before that, Reisberg was vice president for strategic initiatives and deputy provost to Diermeier at the University of Chicago, where Reisberg stewarded the university’s values of free expression and open discourse, managed operations for the Office of the Provost, oversaw a range of institutes and centers, and led strategic planning and fundraising efforts. In addition to leading strategic initiatives at 91�Ʋ���, Reisberg has served as a key adviser to the chancellor, offering insight and recommendations on critical matters and identifying opportunity for innovation and improvement across the university.

“I’m incredibly excited for this significant opportunity to expand my work under the visionary leadership of Chancellor Diermeier—a longtime and valued mentor,” Reisberg said. “I look forward to collaborating more closely with a broader cross-section of the 91�Ʋ��� community to drive operational excellence and amplify the university’s impact on the global stage.”

Reisberg succeeds Eric C. Kopstain, who announced his plans to step down as vice chancellor at the end of December.

Diermeier also announced a nationwide search for a vice chancellor for real estate and campus planning—a new position. An additional change during this reorganization will be the move of the to the division of People, Culture and Belonging to better integrate family support services into the university’s overall efforts to enhance employee well-being.

The newly created vice chancellor for real estate and campus planning will play a crucial role in strategically managing growth, optimizing campus resources and ensuring that infrastructure supports �ղ��Ի�����������’s evolving academic and research needs and its vision to become the world’s best-run university.

“At a time of historic strength and growth for 91�Ʋ���, it makes sense to create a new senior leadership position dedicated to our real estate needs and campus-planning initiatives,” Diermeier said. “From our historic investments in Nashville to strategic growth efforts in other locations, 91�Ʋ��� is a global leader in thoughtfully designing campuses tailored to the future of higher education.”

�ղ��Ի�����������’s  department, which includes & , , , and , will report to the new vice chancellor for real estate and campus planning. In the interim the team will report to Vice Chancellor for Finance and Information Technology/Chief Financial Officer  while the search for the new vice chancellor is underway.