In June 2022, the Purdue Board of Trustees announced its unanimous selection of Mung Chiang as the University’s 13th president. Chiang, who was the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and executive vice president for strategic initiatives, succeeds current president Mitch Daniels on Jan. 1, 2023.

Dr. Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University

Daniels has served as Purdue’s president since January 2013. Chiang stepped down as dean of the College of Engineering to focus on his continued role as executive vice president for strategic initiatives and on the transition to his new position. Mark Lundstrom, the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named interim dean of the College of Engineering.

The search for a new dean began over the summer. Purdue AAE Professor Dan DeLaurentis serves on the Search Advisory Committee.

"Opportunities and challenges are intensifying for American higher education, from the modality and value of learning to R&D investment by the government and private sector. We are confident that the entire Purdue system, across all campuses and all units, will innovate together and excel together: one brick at a time, toward boundless potential in the Boilermaker future."

—Mung Chiang, Purdue University president-elect and executive vice president for strategic initiatives