Maurie McInnis ’96 PhD

Maurie McInnis is the twenty-fourth president of Yale University, a role she assumed on July 1, 2024, and she is a professor in the Department of the History of Art. Her academic career began at Yale, where she was a graduate student. She has spent three decades in higher education, holding a range of teaching, research, and leadership positions at several iconic universities.

Most recently, President McInnis was the sixth president of Stony Brook University, where she also oversaw Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center, which encompasses five health-sciences schools, four hospitals, and 200 community-based healthcare settings. She was a key player in furthering economic development on Long Island and in Stony Brook’s role as part of the management team of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility.

Before Stony Brook, President McInnis served four years as the provost and executive vice president of University of Texas at Austin and nearly twenty years at University of Virginia, ultimately as the vice provost for academic affairs.

A distinguished scholar of the politics of art and slavery in the American South, President McInnis has contributed significantly to her field as a cultural historian. She is a renowned author, co-curator, and contributor to numerous exhibitions and archival projects. She has authored five books, including award-winning titles, and led a digital history transformation project at the University of Virginia on the history of enslavement.

In addition to her academic roles, President McInnis has served on various boards, including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Commission on Economic and Community Engagement and the Association of American Universities.