Neeli Bendapudi | |
|---|---|
 Bendapudi in 2019 | |
| 19th President of Pennsylvania State University | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eric J. Barron |
| 18th President of the University of Louisville | |
| In office May 15, 2018 – December 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | James R. Ramsey |
| Succeeded by | Lori Stewart Gonzalez (interim) |
| Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
| In office July 1, 2016 – April 27, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Vitter |
| Succeeded by | Carl Lejuez (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 60–61) Visakhapatnam, India |
| Education | Andhra University (BA, MBA) University of Kansas (PhD) |
Neeli Bendapudi is an Indian-American academic administrator who is the 19th president of Pennsylvania State University.[1] From 2018 until 2021, she served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville.[2] In December 2021, Penn State announced Bendapudi as the university's president; she succeeded Eric J. Barron following his retirement.[3] She assumed office in May 2022 and is the first woman and the first non-white person to serve as Penn State's president.[4]
- ^ "Penn State President". The Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Biography — Office of the President". louisville.edu.
- ^ "Penn State names Neeli Bendapudi as next president". psu.edu.
- ^ "Neeli Bendapudi to be the first woman and the first person of color to serve as Penn State's president". wpsu.org. December 9, 2021.
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