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.
John C. Mester
URA Executive Director and CEO
Council of Presidents
Gary S. May, Chair
Chancellor, University of California, Davis
Ángel Cabrera, Vice Chair
President, The Georgia Institute of Technology
Board of Trustees
Eric Barron, 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
Barry Barrish
Nobel Laureate in Physics. The Ronald and Maxine Linde Emeritus Professor of Physics California Institute of Technology
Gene Block
Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
Harris Pastides
Distinguished President Emeritus, The University of South Carolina
Robert C. Robbins
President, University of Arizona
Timothy D. Sands
President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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
