Christopher Howard

Dr. Howard has been a member of the Board of Directors since September 2021. He is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Arizona State University (ASU) working closely with ASU's President and the other Executive Vice Presidents to coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives, technology, and advancement, and is one of the key leaders responsible for ASU Enterprise planning strategy. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and earned a doctorate from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He also earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He was previously President of Robert Morris University, President of Hampden-Sydney College, a Vice President at the University of Oklahoma, and also had a successful corporate career with GE and Bristol-Myers Squibb.