The Board of Trustees of the
Leland Stanford Junior University
Under the provisions of the Founding Grant, the Board of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all the properties of Stanford University. The board administers the invested funds, sets the annual budget and determines policies for operation and control of the university. Among the powers given to the trustees by the Founding Grant is the power to appoint a president. The board delegates broad authority to the president to operate the university and to the faculty on certain academic matters.
News & Updates
Alumna Roberta Denning elected to Board of Trustees
Denning, known for her advocacy of the arts and humanities at Stanford, has been elected to the university’s Board of Trustees. Her term begins Feb. 1.
Read more about Alumna Roberta Denning elected to Board of TrusteesJerry Yang elected chair of Board of Trustees
Stanford alumnus Jerry Yang, founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures and co-founder of Yahoo!, was elected chair of the Stanford University Board of Trustees, succeeding Jeff Raikes.
Read more about Jerry Yang elected chair of Board of TrusteesTrustees express gratitude for campus pandemic response
In a series of remote meetings, the board discussed the ongoing pandemic, new construction, the university’s engagement with the external world and Long-Range Vision progress.
Read more about Trustees express gratitude for campus pandemic responseTrustees discuss COVID response, long-range planning, Jordan Hall
At their Oct. 4-6 meeting, trustees discussed the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, heard an update on the Long-Range Vision, and approved a campus committee’s recommendation to remove David Starr Jordan’s name from campus spaces and to relocate the statue of Louis Agassiz outside Jordan Hall.
Read more about Trustees discuss COVID response, long-range planning, Jordan HallFour new members elected to Board of Trustees
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Lily Sarafan, Elizabeth “Bess” Weatherman and Maurice Werdegar were elected through the alumni nominations process.
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