Governance

IRIS Board of Directors

IRIS member universities elect the IRIS Board of Directors. They appoint several at large members and a Scientific Advisory Board and a Policy and Outreach Advisory Board. In addition to the six elected representatives of the IRIS membership, The University of Michigan (as host institution) named one representative to the board.

The board oversees the management of the affairs, business, and activities of IRIS, and establishes policies and directives governing business and programs of IRIS.

Board of Director members are:

Bethan Cantwell

Assistant Provost for Institutional Research, Michigan State University
Term: June 1, 2024-June 30, 2027 (second term)

Marcela Gomez

Director of Research Analytics, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Pittsburgh
Term: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028

Adriana Kuiper

Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Knowledge Enterprise, Arizona State University
Term: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028

Julie Lumeng

Associate Vice President for Clinical and Human Subject Research, University of Michigan
Term: Nov. 15, 2023-

José Román

Vice President, Research Administration, Rutgers University
Term: June 1, 2023-June 30, 2026 (second term)

Aimee Roundtree

Assistant Vice President for Research, Division of Research, Texas State University
Term: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028 (second term)

Michael Zwick

Senior Vice President for Research, Rutgers University
Term: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027

Past Board Members

Elizabeth Adams

Director, Office of Research and Project Administration, Princeton University
Term: June 1, 2019-March 31, 2022

Mary Sue Coleman

Former President, Association of American Universities
Term: April 1, 2017-June 1, 2021

Kimberly Espy

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Texas-San Antonio
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2020

Richard Greeley

Associate Director of Licensing, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Michigan
Term: July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024

Kimberly Griffin

Director for Electronic Research Administration, Northwestern University
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2021

James Hilton

Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, University Librarian & Dean of Libraries, University of Michigan
Term: April 1, 2017-Nov. 15, 2023

Mike Holland

Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Research Strategies, University of Pittsburgh
Term: June 1, 20219-June 30, 2025

Christopher Molloy

Senior Vice President, Office of Research & Economic Development, Rutgers University
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018

Daniel Reed

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Utah
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2020

Neil Sharkey

Vice President for Research, Pennsylvania State University
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2019

Rodolfo Torres

Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of California, Riverside
Term: April 1, 2018-March 31, 2021

Jan Weisenberger

Professor of Speech and Hearing Science, The Ohio State University
Term: July 1, 2022-June 30, 2025

Caroline Whitacre

Senior Vice President for Research, The Ohio State University
Term: April 1, 2017-March 31, 2019