Daniel Diermeier

Daniel Diermeier
Diermeier in 2020
9th Chancellor of Vanderbilt University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2020
Preceded by	Nicholas S. Zeppos
Provost of the University of Chicago
In office July 1, 2016 – January 31, 2020
Preceded by	Eric Isaacs
Succeeded by	Ka Yee Lee
Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy
In office September 1, 2014 – July 1, 2016
Preceded by	Colm O'Muircheartaigh
Succeeded by	Kerwin Kofi Charles (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-16) July 16, 1965 (age 59) West Berlin, West Germany[1]
Children	2
Education	University of Munich (BA, MA) University of Southern California (MA) University of Rochester (MA, PhD)

Daniel Diermeier (born July 16, 1965)^[2] is an American political scientist and university administrator. He is serving as the ninth chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, Diermeier was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he also served as provost.^[3] He succeeded Eric Isaacs on July 1, 2016, and was succeeded by Ka Yee Christina Lee on February 1, 2020.^[4]