LEADERSHIP

Leadership  |  President's Welcome  |  

Mr. Shai Reshef – Founder and President Mr. Shai Reshef is the Founder & President of University of the People, and the Chairman of the Board for Cramster.com. Fast Company magazine named Reshef one of the most creative people in business for 2009.   Dr. David Harris Cohen – Provost Dr. David Harris Cohen was named University of the People Provost in December 2009 following a distinguished career as a neurobiologist and university administrator. Dr. Cohen served as the Vice President and Dean of the Faculty for Arts & Sciences at Columbia University, where he was also professor of Biological Sciences and professor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry.   Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin – Chair, Department of Computer Science Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin is the Chair of Computer Science at University of the People. Currently, he serves as Professor of Information Systems at the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business and has previously held visiting positions at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and École Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications in Paris.     Dr. Russell S. Winer – Chair, Department of Business Administration Russell S. Winer is the William Joyce Professor and Chair of the Department of Marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York University. He previously served on the faculties of Columbia University, Vanderbilt University and the University of California at Berkeley.   Dr. Ruth Yakir – Associate Dean of General Studies With over fifty years of experience in the field of education, Dr. Ruth Yakir is the Associate Dean of General Studies at University of the People.  She also currently serves as the director of the Center for International Studies at Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts in Tel Aviv and chairs a “think tank” to propose changes in teacher education curricula in the era of globalization.