W. Eric L. Grimson

Reporting directly to the president, the chancellor for academic advancement is one of the Institute’s senior academic officers and a central advisor to the president on the upcoming capital campaign's shape and strategy. This ad hoc position plays a key role in gaining the sustained input of faculty and students to set MIT's fundraising priorities and bringing these priorities to alumni and donors around the world. The position of chancellor for academic advancement will exist for the duration of the campaign.