Satish K. Tripathi

Dr. Satish K. Tripathi serves as the 15th President of the University at Buffalo (UB) since April 2011 and concurrently holds a professorship in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. As the first international-born president in UB's history, he is internationally recognized for transformative leadership in higher education and scholarly contributions to computer science.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Toronto, 1979
• MS in Computer Science, University of Toronto, 1979
• MS in Statistics, University of Alberta, 1974
• MS in Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, 1968

Tripathi's research expertise spans Computer Science and Statistics, rooted in his academic training. His scholarly impact is evidenced by fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), along with his 2024 election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

His distinguished honors include:

• AAAS Fellow
• IEEE Fellow
• Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2024)
• Honorary Doctorate from Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, India
• Honorary Doctorate from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
• Honorary Doctorate from Brock University, Canada

As an academic leader, Tripathi engineered UB's rise among top U.S. research universities through strategic initiatives including the UB 2020 plan, which quadrupled research expenditures and federal grants during his provost tenure. He established transformative international partnerships like the Indo-U.S. Inter-University Collaborative Initiative with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and oversaw six major campus construction projects, including the $375-million Jacobs School of Medicine building. His Boldly Buffalo campaign surpassed $1 billion in fundraising, while his current focus targets positioning UB among the top 25 public research universities nationally.