Emory University names new president ahead of 2026 fall semester

Christopher L. Augostini, Emory’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been elected by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees to serve as Emory’s 22nd president. (Courtesy of Emory University)

This September will see Emory University welcome a new semester, and a new leader.

The Emory Board of Trustees announced Thursday that the university’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer, Christopher L. Augostini, has been unanimously voted to serve as Emory’s 22nd president. 

The educator’s appointment by the Board of Trustees puts an end to a national search conducted by the Presidential Selection Committee, during which the committee says that they sponsored more than 40 listening sessions and reviewed feedback from students, faculty, staff, alumni and other stakeholders.