Lee T. Todd, PhD

Lee T. Todd, Jr. became the 11th president of the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2001. He is a native of Earlington, Ky. and a graduate of UK and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. President Todd is the sixth UK alumnus to hold the presidency. He is a former UK engineering professor; a successful businessman who launched two worldwide technology companies, both based in Kentucky; and a public advocate for research, technology, and an entrepreneurial economy in the Commonwealth.

President Todd is chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). He also is President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Executive Committee and represents the SEC on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Committee. President Todd serves on the Equitable Resources Board of Directors and is chair of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Task Force. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Business Higher Education Forum. President Todd serves as chair of the Advisory Board for the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources Committee. He is chair of the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education's (NCCI) Leveraging Excellence Award selection panel.