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 President and CEO
Council of Presidents
Ángel Cabrera, 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
Mary Sue Coleman
Interim President, University of Michigan
President (ret.) American Association of Universities
President Emerita, University of Michigan
Gregory L. Fenves
President, Emory University
Jonathan Holloway
President, Rutgers University
David Leebron
President, Rice University
Harris Pastides
Interim President, The University of South Carolina
Robert C. Robbins
President, University of Arizona
Timothy D. Sands
President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
