Jeffrey Vitter

Jeffrey S. Vitter
17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
In office January 1, 2016 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Daniel Jones
Succeeded by	Glenn Boyce
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas
In office July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2015
Preceded by	Richard W. Lariviere
Succeeded by	Neeli Bendapudi
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 68–69) New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Spouse	Sharon
Children	3
Residence	New Orleans, Louisiana
Education	University of Notre Dame (BS) Duke University (MBA) Stanford University (PhD)
Profession	Educator, computer scientist, consultant, genealogist
Website	csci.cs.olemiss.edu/faculty/vitter/

Jeffrey Scott Vitter is a U.S. computer scientist and academic administrator. Born in 1955 in New Orleans, Vitter has served in several senior higher education administration posts. He is a former chancellor of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).^[1] He assumed the chancellor position on January 1, 2016. His formal investiture to the chancellorship took place on November 10, 2016, at the University of Mississippi's Oxford Campus.^[2]