Paul Lunn

Paul Lunn was appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees in March 2022.

He is currently Dean of the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Liverpool, starting the role in January 2022. Previously, he served as Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University since February 2012. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Paul was a Professor and the Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Before moving to Colorado in 2003, Paul worked as a large animal medicine faculty member and as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Paul grew up in a farming community in North Wales, before studying veterinary medicine at Liverpool University. After a period in private practice in the UK, he pursued clinical training in Ontario and Wisconsin, and doctoral research training at the University of Cambridge. As a faculty member, outside of clinical work Paul’s interests have been in equine immunology and infectious disease. His research has focused on influenza virus and EHV-1 infection in horses, and more recently on infectious diseases of working equids in low-income countries.

Outside of work, Paul and his wife Kathy enjoy hiking and raising terriers. Paul also fly fishes and skis inexpertly but enthusiastically.