The corporation acts under the authority of its governing body, the Council of Presidents of its member universities. The management of corporate affairs is delegated to the Board of Trustees and the Officers of the corporation. The Washington, DC headquarters office coordinates the activities of the Council and is responsible for oversight and governance of URA’s enterprises and for corporate relations with the federal government, industry, and academe.
Marta Cehelsky
URA Executive Director
Council of Presidents
Michael K. Young, Chair
President, Texas A&M University
Wendy Wintersteen, Vice Chair
President, Iowa State University
Board of Trustees
Eric Barron, Executive Chair
President, Pennsylvania State University
William H. Joyce, Vice Chair
Chairman and CEO (ret.), NALCO Company Chairman and CEO, Advanced Fusion Systems
Norman R. Augustine
CEO (ret.) Lockheed Martin Corporation
Gene Block
Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
Gregory L. Fenves
President, The University of Texas at Austin
Mark S. Schlissel
President, University of Michigan
Richard J. Swift
President, Chairman and CEO (ret.) Foster Wheeler Corporation
Chairman (former), Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
Joe B. Wyatt
Chancellor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University
