David Vanden Bout
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost
David Vanden Bout began serving as interim executive vice president and provost on March 1, 2025. As the university’s chief academic officer, he leads strategic planning for the university’s academic mission, and ensures academic programs are world-class.
Tasha Beretvas
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor, Educational Psychology
Tasha Beretvas ensures the integrity, quality, and transparency of policies and procedures related to faculty. Her portfolio manages faculty issues including promotion and tenure, advancement, professional development, and family matters.
Art Markman
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
As the inaugural Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Art Markman leads the coordination of UT Austin’s credit-bearing programs and non-credit open-enrollment, certificate, and custom programs aimed at non-traditional students
Daniel Jaffe
Vice President for Research
Professor, Department of Astronomy
As the Vice President for Research, Daniel Jaffe, Ph.D., and his office support President Hartzell’s priorities of expanding the University’s research capabilities and creating new opportunities for collaboration around campus. Jaffe has supervised the creation of three cross-campus interdisciplinary initiatives that bring together more than 150 researchers from 52 specialties and departments.
Sarah Ades
Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Dean of the Graduate School
Sarah Ades leads the Graduate School as Dean while also serving as the SVP for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. She works together with graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff to chart the future of graduate education at the University.
Richard J. Reddick
Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Undergraduate College
Professor in the Program in Higher Education Leadership
In this inaugural role, Reddick will help shape the undergraduate experience and ensure that the university's admissions, curriculum, student support and career exploration efforts align in ways that best position all students to succeed.
Miguel Wasielewski
Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
As Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Dr. Miguel Wasielewski's leads the University's enrollment management team, championing student success at all stages of the educational journey. Miguel is a first-generation college student from the Rio Grande Valley who has earned three degrees from UT Austin and has spent his career serving the university.
Sonia Feigenbaum
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Chief International Officer
Sonia Feigenbaum provides institutional leadership for advancing international strategy and global engagement that advance the profile, reputation, and mission of UT Austin. She leads strategic partnerships, collaborations, and oversees global services supporting students and faculty.
Larry Singell
Senior Vice Provost for Resource Management
Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Larry Singell oversees development of academic budgets, strategic planning, academic facility and space utilization, renovations, and support for all capital projects. He is responsible for accreditation, enrollment analytics, assessment, and the Office of Institutional Reporting, Research, and Information Systems.
Juan Dominguez
Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum
Professor, Department of Psychology
Dr. Juan Dominguez is the Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum. In addition to his role as Vice Provost, he is an award-winning professor of psychology, pharmacology, and neuroscience and a highly published and highly cited research scientist.
Janet Dukerich
Vice Provost for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution
Professor in the Department of Management
Janet Dukerich helps support faculty through advocacy and conflict resolution. Her research and teaching interests include organizational identification, reputation management, issue interpretation, and ethical decision making.
Jen Moon
Vice Provost for Professional-Track Faculty
Professor of Instruction, Biology Instruction Office
Jen Moon is the Vice Provost for Professional-Track Faculty. As Vice Provost, Dr. Moon focuses on professional-track faculty initiatives, programs, and resources for faculty across their career cycle—from hiring through pre-retirement—and supports the multiple facets of the workload and job experiences of professional-track faculty.
Alison Preston
Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Professor, Neuroscience and Psychology
Alison Preston is the inaugural Vice Provost for Faculty Development. As Vice Provost, Dr. Preston oversees strategy and development of initiatives, programs, and resources to support the successful careers and visibility of UT faculty of all ranks. She works together with key stakeholders to create a culture of effective faculty mentorship and leadership development at the university.
Brian Roberts
Vice Provost for Data to Insights
Professor, Department of Government Business, Department of Business, Government, and Society, and Department of Economics
As the Vice Provost for Data to Insights, Roberts oversees the mission of the unit to integrate modern cloud-scale technologies and analytics in support The University of Texas at Austin's larger mission. As a professor, Roberts' fields of interest are American Political Institutions, Interest Groups, and Positive Political Economy, with a focus on politics and financial markets, corporate political participation, and distributive politics. He has published papers in the fields of political science, economics and finance.
Melissa Taylor
Interim Chief of Staff and Senior Strategic Advisor
Melissa has extensive experience in higher education leadership, academic planning, curriculum design, faculty professional development, and student program management. Early in her career, Melissa worked in the non-profit sector, including serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America. Much of her work today is informed by her early experiences as a community organizer. Melissa holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research explores the relationship between education, workforce, and social mobility.
Mayda Perez
Director of Operations for the Provost Office
Mayda Perez is the Director of Operations for the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, providing executive-level administrative support and managing daily operations. She oversees projects and events to foster a culture of belonging within the portfolio and collaborates with university stakeholders and the UT System.
Other reporting units
Campus Collections & Initiatives
The Provost’s Office also oversees a wide variety of other units, including various administrative offices addressing student needs, as well as the Libraries, University of Texas Press, the Blanton Museum of Art and the Harry Ransom Center.
Don E. Carleton, Executive Director
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Blanton Museum of Art
Harry Ransom Center
Lorraine Haricombe, Vice Provost & Director
UT Libraries
UT Press
Edmund T Gordon, Executive Director
Contextualization & Commemoration Initiatives