Tedd L. Mitchell

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., was named the fifth chancellor of the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) on Oct. 25, 2018. As chancellor, Mitchell is the CEO of a $2.5 billion, five-university higher education enterprise consisting of Texas Tech University (TTU), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Angelo State University (ASU), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) and Midwestern State University (MSU Texas).

Collectively, the TTU System enrolls more than 63,000 students, has an endowment valued at more than $1.7 billion, and operates at 24 academic locations in 21 cities (19 in Texas, 2 internationally).

Mitchell works collaboratively with the TTU System Board of Regents, TTU System Administration, and university presidents to enhance the TTU System’s profile and support shared missions of advancing higher education, health care, research, and community outreach. Additionally, Mitchell guides the TTU System’s engagement with elected officials in Austin and federal leaders in Washington, D.C., to further increase funding and support.

Mitchell was instrumental in securing the partnership with MSU Texas, which officially joined as the fifth member institution of the TTU System on Sept. 1, 2021, following the 87th Texas legislative session when Gov. Greg Abbott authorized House Bill 1522.