Kent Syverud

Kent D. Syverud
Chancellor and President of Syracuse University
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2014
Preceded by	Nancy Cantor
Dean of Washington University School of Law
In office 2005–2014
Dean of Vanderbilt University Law School
In office 1997–2005
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Dr. Ruth Chen
Children	3
Alma mater	Georgetown University (B.A.) University of Michigan (J.D., M.A.)
Profession	Lawyer

Kent D. Syverud is the 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, commencing his term of office on January 13, 2014. A legal scholar and academician, Syverud earned distinction as a strategic thinker and visionary leader who has put forward a bold strategic plan to position the Syracuse University for growth and recognition as a thriving global research university.

Chancellor Syverud is married to Dr. Ruth Chen, an accomplished environmental toxicologist and professor of practice at Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. They are the parents of three grown sons: Steven, Brian, and David; and one granddaughter.

Syverud earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1977, a law degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981, and a master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1983. After graduating from law school, Syverud clerked for U.S. District Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer, and then for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during the October 1984 term, shortly after she became the first woman named to the Supreme Court bench. Later, in private practice, Syverud was an associate at the Washington, D.C., law firm of WilmerHale.

From 1987 to 1997, Syverud taught complex litigation, insurance law, and civil procedure at Vanderbilt University and at the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned tenure in 1992 and advanced to Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1995.

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