Reimagining Cornell
Erasing the deficit and enhancing Cornell's excellence through thoughtful and imaginative change.
Welcome
Announcements
- President Skorton releases message at close of fiscal year
- Reunion Weekend State of the University Address (read | watch)
- Governor taps Skorton to lead N.Y. state economic task force
David J. Skorton took office as the 12th president of Cornell University on July 1, 2006. A cardiologist, computer scientist, national leader in research ethics, and jazz musician, Skorton came to Cornell from the University of Iowa, where he served as president since 2003 and as a faculty member since 1981.
At Cornell, President Skorton holds faculty appointments in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City and in Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering on the Ithaca campus.
