Leadership
Provost’s Office Leadership Team
Guided by an experienced team of academic leaders and administrators, the Provost’s Office provides a broad range of support to campus.
Leadership Team
Guided by an experienced team of academic leaders and administrators, the Provost’s Office provides a broad range of support to campus.
William Inboden
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost
Dr. William Inboden began serving as executive vice president and provost on August 1, 2025. He also holds the William Powers Jr. Chair and a joint faculty appointment with the Department of History and the School of Civic Leadership. As the University’s chief academic officer, he leads UT Austin’s academic mission and ensures the excellence and continued innovation of research and teaching endeavors across campus.
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.
Catherine “Kate” Calder
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Administration and Planning
Professor of Statistics & Data Sciences
Catherine Calder is Senior Vice Provost for Academic Administration and Planning. She provides strategic oversight and planning for the Provost Office’s budget, academic space and the office of institutional research at the University of Texas at Austin.
Michael Drew
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Interim Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
As Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Michael Drew provides university‑wide leadership on academic policy, undergraduate education and initiatives that advance student success, educational excellence and institutional effectiveness. He works closely with college leadership, faculty and other campus partners to support high‑quality teaching and learning, evidence‑based academic decision‑making and continuous improvement across academic programs.
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.
Hunter Powell
Senior Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Professor, Civitas Institute
Richard J. Reddick
Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
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.
Melissa Taylor
Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
Melissa A. Taylor, Ph.D., is a senior higher education leader and strategic advisor at The University of Texas at Austin, where she currently serves as Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships. With nearly two decades of experience across academic strategy, organizational design and large-scale change management, she has led high-impact initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, STEM education, digital learning, workforce development and institutional planning.
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 Institution 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.
Drayton Cullen
Chief of Staff
Drayton Cullen is the Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice President and Provost, advancing strategic initiatives, operations and institutional priorities. He previously served as the Program Specialist at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education where he developed academic programs and fellowships, contributed to strategic planning, and directed the America in the World Consortium. Earlier, he managed the Consortium at UT Austin’s Clements Center for National Security. Drayton holds a B.A. in History and Classics from Samford University and a Master of Global Policy Studies from UT Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Susan Lambert
Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost
Susan Lambert is the assistant to the executive vice president and provost, providing executive-level administrative support in the day-to-day management of the provost.
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
Robert H. McDonald, Senior Vice Provost & Director
UT Libraries
UT Press
Edmund T Gordon, Executive Director
Contextualization & Commemoration Initiatives
Ryan Streeter, Executive Director
Civitas Institute