The Presidential Search Committee, established by the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, is charged with working in close partnership with Spencer Stuart and engaging the broader Northwestern community to identify and recommend a candidate for Northwestern’s next president.
The Committee responsibilities include:
- Gathering input from University stakeholders
- Approving a formal presidential position profile
- Reviewing and interviewing candidates
- Selecting a finalist to recommend to the Board of Trustees for election as Northwestern’s next president
Committee Members
The Committee will include representation of University Trustees, faculty, students, staff, and alumni leadership. Committee members were nominated by members of the Northwestern community and selected by Search Committee leadership.
Trustees
- Steve Cahillane
’87 (’17, ’19 P)
Chair of the Search Committee
- Courtney Armstrong
’93, ’97 JD, MBA
- Heather B. Baker
’92 (’30 P)
- Peter J. Barris
’73 (’11, ’18 P)
Chair of the Board
- Jane Hoffman
’86 (’12, ’21 P)
- Adam Karr
’93 (’25, ’27 P)
Vice Chair of the Board
- Jennifer Leischner Litowitz
’91 (’22 P, ’27 P)
- Milton M. Morris
’92, ’04 MBA
- Kimberly Querrey
(’22, ’23 P)
- Patrick G. Ryan, Jr.
’97 JD, MBA
- David Sachs
’81 (’15, ’18 P)
- Mike Shannon
’83 MBA (’10, ’15 P)
Vice Chair of the Board
- Tim Sullivan
(’25 P)
Faculty
- Ian Hurd
Professor, Political Science
Director, Roberta Buffett International Studies Program
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- Susan Quaggin
Chair, Department of Medicine
Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute
Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine
Professor, Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Feinberg School of Medicine
- Ted Sargent
Lynn Hopton Davis and Greg Davis Professor of Chemistry
Executive Director, Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- Natasha Trethewey
Board of Trustees Professor of English
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Student
- Jackson Scott Gordwin
’25
JD Candidate, Pritzker School of Law
Staff
- Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson
Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff, Student Affairs
Alumni Leadership
- Kristin McDonnell
’85 (’21, ’23, ’25 P)
President, Northwestern Alumni Association
Ex Officio Trustee
Advisors
- Bill Osborn
’69, ’73 MBA, ’18 H
Former Chair of the Board
Life Trustee
- Patrick G. Ryan
’59, ’09 H (’97, ’00 P)
Former Chair of the Board
Life Trustee