University Leadership

Generations of visionary leaders have helped shape the Lehigh legacy. President Joseph J. Helble ’82, the university leadership and the Board of Trustees support the university’s mission to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others.

University Center at dusk, with warm lights glowing from its many windows.

Lehigh University's Board of Trustees holds overall legal authority and responsibility for establishing policy and policy-making procedures for the University.

 

Joseph J. Helble ’82, Lehigh’s 15th president, assumed office on August 16, 2021.

 

Nathan Urban joined Lehigh University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on July 1, 2020.

 

Lehigh’s deans and senior officers oversee the university’s colleges, departments and business units.